IPAB Has to Go, Providers and Advocates Urge-healthleadersmedia: Some 500 healthcare provider groups and companies, patient advocates and employers on Thursday signed a letter to Congress urging repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board in fear that not only will its cost-cutting powers hurt patients' access to care, but that it will also raise costs for employers, and actually raise costs in the long run.
Friday, April 26, 2013
IPAB Has to Go, Providers and Advocates Urge
IPAB Has to Go, Providers and Advocates Urge-healthleadersmedia: Some 500 healthcare provider groups and companies, patient advocates and employers on Thursday signed a letter to Congress urging repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board in fear that not only will its cost-cutting powers hurt patients' access to care, but that it will also raise costs for employers, and actually raise costs in the long run.