A bill to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board in order to ensure that it cannot be used to undermine the Medicare entitlement for beneficiaries.
USA115th CongressS-251| Senate
| Updated: 2/1/2017
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (14)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Advisory bodiesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth programs administration and fundingMedicare
A bill to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board in order to ensure that it cannot be used to undermine the Medicare entitlement for beneficiaries.
USA115th CongressS-251| Senate
| Updated: 2/1/2017
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ron Wyden
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (14)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)
Finance Committee
Health
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advisory bodiesExecutive agency funding and structureHealth programs administration and fundingMedicare