SENATE 260115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/1/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
- 2017-02-01Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-01 (00)
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare 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 (20)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- PAT ROBERTS (R-KS)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ)
- Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
- JEFF FLAKE (R-AZ)
- Dean Heller (R-NV)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Roy Blunt (R-MO)
- Thad Cochran (R-MS)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Patrick Toomey (R-PA)
- Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Health care costs and insurance
- Medicare
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