HHS Appointee Burwell Tells Senate Panel IPAB Will ‘Never Be Activated’
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS Secretary nominee Sylvia Mathews Burwell told Senate HELP Committee members at her May 8 nomination hearing that the Independent Payment Advisory Board required by the Affordable Care Act will likely “never be activated” because the Obama administration has been able to lower health care costs.
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