zer , ▁editor ▁of ▁Health ▁Affairs , ▁Hol tz - E ak in ▁thought ▁no ▁IP AB ▁" will ▁ever ▁succeed ▁in ▁saving ▁law m akers ▁from ▁their ▁own ▁self - pres erving ▁instinct s ▁to ▁p ander ." ▁ ▁Polit icians ▁Sen . ▁John ▁Corn yn , ▁a ▁Republican ▁from ▁Texas , ▁introduced ▁a ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁IP AB . ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁reported ▁that ▁Congress man ▁and ▁retired ▁phys ician ▁Phil ▁Ro e ▁( R - T N ) ▁twice ▁spons ored ▁House ▁b ills ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁IP AB , ▁which ▁was ▁partially ▁why ▁he ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁" kind red ▁soul " ▁by ▁the ▁medical ▁industry . ▁Ro e ▁charged ▁that ▁IP AB ▁would ▁den y ▁care . ▁However , ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁gover ning ▁IP AB ▁b ared ▁" any ▁recommendation ▁to ▁r ation ▁health ▁care ." ▁ ▁Tom ▁Das ch le , ▁the ▁former ▁Senate ▁Democratic ▁leader ▁who ▁was ▁Ob ama ' s ▁first ▁choice ▁for ▁health ▁secretary , ▁argued ▁that ▁IP AB ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁expanded ▁to ▁cover ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁health ▁ins urance ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁do ctors ▁from ▁sh ifting ▁costs ▁onto ▁patients ▁with ▁private ▁medical ▁ins urance . ▁After ▁voting ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁health ▁care ▁reform , ▁P ete ▁St ark ▁( D - Cal if .), ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁IP AB ▁" sets ▁[ M edic are ] ▁up ▁for ▁uns ust ain able ▁cut s " ▁that ▁will