I do think that certainly when I hear from the doctors, you know, they see the SGR and, again, the cliff we faced in January as the biggest threat to Medicare, more so than IPAB.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for holding this very important hearing.
I am very strongly opposed to the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, created under the Affordable Care Act.
IPAB, like other independent commissions, encroaches upon our legislative authority.
the Republican budget ends the Medicare program.
the Republican cuts to Medicare in the future far outstrip anything proposed in the Affordable Care Act
the Republican budget proposes to cut Medicare by $32 billion.
Now, today we are also considering the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011.
I am proud of the bill that you and I introduced together, H.R. 1852, the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Support Reauthoriza...
We must treat autism as a condition of urgent public health concern and raise awareness in education of the disorder.
I want to thank you for holding this hearing on two very important public health bills, and I welcome the bipartisan spirit that brings us t...