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Jay Rockefeller: “What I like about that is, that will do more to cause the treatment of Medicare to be scrutinized than anything else and…”

On the recordMay 22, 2012
What I like about that is, that will do more to cause the treatment of Medicare to be scrutinized than anything else and will save a lot of money without reducing benefits or payments to doctors, because that is written into the accountable health care law.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Rockefeller emphasizes the importance of the Independent Payment Advisory Board for Medicare scrutiny and savings.

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