Dear Member of Congress:
The organizations listed below represent a breadth of entities including all sectors of the healthcare industry, employers of different sizes and geographic locations, as well as purchasers of care, consumers and patients. We all share the conviction that the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will not only severely limit Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care but also increase the cost of care that is shifted onto the private sector. While we all recognize the need for more sustainable healthcare costs, we do not believe that IPAB is the way to, or will, accomplish this goal.
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