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This week, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee marked up H.R. 452, the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, legislation I introduced to repeal the dangerous rationing board created by the Affordable Care Act â€" the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).

Next week, the House Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing to examine the impact IPAB will have on the Medicare program. There is bipartisan concern about this board and how it could harm Medicare. It is important for these committees to shine light on the dangers posed to seniors by the IPAB.

The IPAB will consist of a group of fifteen unelected bureaucrats who will decide what constitutes “necessary care,” and who will create a “one size fits all” solution when it comes to medical care. As a physician, I can tell you firsthand how troubling this mindset can be. In medicine, every case is unique and must be treated that way.

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