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David Roe: IPAB isn't designed to develop meaningful long-term reforms to strengthen the value of the Medicare program. Rather, its…

On the recordJuly 12, 2011
IPAB isn't designed to develop meaningful long-term reforms to strengthen the value of the Medicare program. Rather, its mandate is to achieve immediate scorable savings.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the IPAB's focus on immediate cost-cutting rather than long-term Medicare improvements.

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