Independent Payment Advisory Board news and information

The last time the American Medical Association had a contested election over who would be its next president was three years ago. And, just like in 2010, the candidates were asked about the AMA support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Last week's public unveiling of CMS' charges and reimbursements data for about 3,000 hospitals across the country painted an unflattering portrait of the dramatic and sometimes mystifying variation between hospitals treating similar patients in similar markets.
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Just ahead of Mother's Day, President Barack Obama on Friday spoke from the White House about the ways his signature healthcare law will help millions of American women and their families.
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Federal lawmakers averted a government shutdown after the House of Representatives approved a $984 billion spending bill that will keep the government operating through Sept. 30 and maintains the sequestration cuts that will hit Medicare providers starting on April 1.
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The Senate passed a spending plan that retains the so-called sequester cuts that will drain 2% from Medicare reimbursement for services rendered after March 31.
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A new Senate funding bill omits resources the Obama administration sought to launch healthcare reform.
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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said the budget he proposes this week will promote repealing the 2010 healthcare law and transforming Medicare into a premium-support system.
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New year, same resolution. Just weeks into the 113th Congress, GOP lawmakers are making attempts to dismantle the 2010 healthcare law, and one of those efforts has bipartisan support.
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Opponents of the healthcare reform law's Independent Payment Advisory Board warn that its unilateral decisions could be disastrous for the industry and Medicare patients. But if Medicare spending keeps going the way it has the past few years, the board will never hold a meeting.
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An analysis by Modern Healthcare would seem to bear out the contention that something is amiss with value-based purchasing, at least as it is currently structured.
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