On the recordMay 25, 2011
as you well know, I come to the floor each week with a doctor's second opinion, and it specifically relates to the health care law, the law that was passed now over a year ago, with many promises made by the President, one of which was that if you like your coverage, you can keep it. We now know that is not the case, as he had promised. He also talked about this driving down the cost of health care. We have seen the cost of health care going up. Last week, I came to the Senate floor and talked about something that is not known very well. It is a part of this law. It is called the so- called Independent Payment Advisory Board. I gave five specifics as to problems with this board. So today I wish to give another five specifics, and I think these are things every single American needs to know about the mandates that are part of this health care law and what is going to happen to them as more and more components and parts of this health care law are implemented. People refer to this board as ``IPAB''--not ``iPod'' but ``IPAB''-- and it stands for the so-called Independent Payment Advisory Board. But I will tell you, this is a Washington board. It is not independent. I believe it is going to be very harmful in terms of the health of the American people. This board often goes unnoticed, and one of the reasons is it actually does not become operational until after the 2012 elections, until 2013.…
