S 260
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Advisory bodies
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S597)
Committees of jurisdiction
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