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House Repeals Another ObamaCare Provision
Thursday, March 22, 2012
By Megan Piwowar 989 631 2552
The House on Thursday passed H.R. 5, the "Protecting Access to Health Care Act,” to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and overhaul medical-malpractice laws. The measures were created under the federal health care overhaul passed in 2010 and have since drawn significant criticism from across the political spectrum. Congressman Dave Camp (R-Midland, MI), chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5 in a bipartisan vote.

“On the eve of the second anniversary of the Democrats’ health law, the House again took action to dismantle a dangerous Washington power grab that puts 15 unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats between seniors and their doctors.  This is a victory for seniors, people with disabilities, and the doctors that provide care for them.  If left in place, these bureaucrats could meet in total secrecy and make decisions that would threaten seniors’ access to health care.  I urge the Senate to follow suit and stand up to ensure that doctors, patients, and families have a voice in their health care decisions.” 

The Alliance of Specialty Medicine, a coalition of national medical societies representing specialty physicians also opposed the IPAB saying, “growing concerns over the rising costs of healthcare are shared by physicians, but we are confident that the IPAB is the wrong solution. The IPAB as it has been described in statute, will simply ratchet down cost in the absence of adequate clinical expertise or the research capacity to examine the national and regional effects of proposed recommendations to ensure patients are not unduly impacted."