[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9907]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               PROTECTING SENIORS' ACCESS TO MEDICARE ACT

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1190, the 
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, which repeals ObamaCare's 
arbitrary Independent Payment Advisory Board, known as IPAB.
  One of the most concerning and equally troubling aspects of ObamaCare 
is its unprecedented shift of power to Washington bureaucrats. The 
Independent Payment Advisory Board is no exception to that. Entrusting 
15 unelected bureaucrats with across-the-board power to reduce Medicare 
spending and decide which treatments are determined necessary only 
serves to jeopardize access to quality care for our seniors.
  We know by now that one-size-fits-all solutions coming from D.C. will 
not fix our healthcare system. Instead, we should focus on advancing 
well thought-out, long-term solutions to make Medicare more sustainable 
so we can protect access to care now and for future generations.
  This bill brings us one step closer to getting Washington out of the 
way and putting Americans back in charge of their healthcare decisions.

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