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New Budget Law Kills 'Super-MedPAC' Board

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree. While the Independent Payment Advisory Board created by the Affordable Care Act was never convened, many Medicare providers are glad to see it finally killed off in the Bipartisan Budget Act signed into law Feb. 9. Background: The 2010 law created the appointed board, which would make compulsory Medicare payment cut recommendations [...]
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