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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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