tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 4

Physician Note: Congress to Consider Repeal of Medicare Payments Advisory Board

Plus: OIG quickly spending Recovery Act funds. Just what physicians need is another group overseeing whether payments to doctors will be slashed…and fortunately, you may not have to face such a group going forward, if a new bill is approved. As part of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama created the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a 15-member government agency that had the power to change Medicare policy. Also referred to as a "Super PAC," the IPAB was considered a stronger version of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which makes recommendations but cannot enact policies. However...

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