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On the recordJuly 12, 2011
It is not accountable to any constituency. It only exists to cut provider payments to fit a mathematically-created target.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess criticizes IPAB's lack of accountability and its focus on payment cuts.

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