Give the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) authority to make recommendations regarding hospitals and other exempted providers.  The Affordable Care Act established the Independent Payment Advisory Board to recommend changes in Medicare payment policies if per-beneficiary Medicare spending grows too quickly.  However, the law exempted certain provider groups, most notably hospitals, from any short-term changes from IPAB’s authority.  The Commission recommends eliminating these carve-outs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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United States.  White House.  "The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform."  December 2010