The House of Representatives has voted 307 – 111 to approve HR 849, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act, to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under the ACA, the IPAB must submit Medicare spending plans to Congress if projected spending growth exceeds specified targets. IPAB proposals go into effect automatically unless Congress enacts alternative legislation achieving required savings. While IPAB members have not been appointed and the spending trigger has not been met to date, the Congressional Budget Office currently projects that the IPAB authority will be invoked in 2023, 2025, and 2027. The bill now moves to the Senate Finance Committee.

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