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Joe Barton: “The cuts speak for themselves, but the American people deserve to hear the truth about the IPAB as little more than a…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2011
The cuts speak for themselves, but the American people deserve to hear the truth about the IPAB as little more than a roadmap to potentially rationing care.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Criticism of Medicare cuts and the Independent Payment Advisory Board's potential for rationing care.

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