IPAB Back In The Spotlight As Repeal Bill Clears House Subcommittee
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
House Energy and Commerce health panel votes to repeal IPAB; Ways and Means Committee plans a hearing in early March.
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