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IPAB

Floor Speech

Date: March 21, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health and Health Care

Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my concern with the Independent Payment Advisory Board. This unelected bureaucracy is another example of the extreme flaws in the massive health care overhaul. The power that would be wielded by the IPAB is unprecedented. More troubling, it diminishes the oversight ability of Congress--a fundamental element of our Nation's system of checks and balances.

Many doctors and care providers in my home State of Florida are already unable to accommodate the new Medicare beneficiaries. The IPAB will create further uncertainty and could certainly harm seniors' ability to access care.

Madam Speaker, this health care bill is not working. We hear about major problems from every facet of the health care system, both patients and providers. Repealing the IPAB is an important step in rolling back this deeply flawed and unpopular health care.


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