A more accurate statement is that if the growth of Medicare spending continues on the same, lower glide path that it has been on for the last 18 months, my understanding is the IPAP provisions would never kick in because we would be below the projected growth rate.
Rob Andrews: “A more accurate statement is that if the growth of Medicare spending continues on the same, lower glide path that it has…”
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Andrews clarifies misconceptions about Medicare cuts related to the Affordable Care Act.
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