SENATE 251115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/1/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2017-02-01Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-01 (00)
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
Cosponsors (14)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- CLARENCE NELSON (D-FL)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medicare
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