▁of ▁all ▁health care ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Ela ine ▁C . ▁Jones , ▁government ▁relations ▁committee ▁co ch air ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ne uro log y ▁stated , ▁" We ▁are ▁also ▁very ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁IP AB ▁to ▁cut ▁pay ments ▁to ▁phys icians . ▁The ▁sole ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁IP AB ▁is ▁to ▁cut ▁sp ending ▁with ▁little ▁guarantee ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁quality , ▁access , ▁and ▁scientific ally ▁proven ▁care . ▁There ▁may ▁be ▁no ▁phys ician ▁representation ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁either . ▁These ▁elements ▁are ▁concerning ▁and ▁un accept able ." ▁ ▁Ron ▁Pol lack , ▁the ▁found ing ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁advoc acy ▁group ▁Famil ies ▁USA , ▁ad vised ▁Democr ats ▁against ▁being ▁divided ▁and ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁supporting ▁repe al ▁of ▁specific ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁health ▁care ▁reform , ▁such ▁as ▁IP AB . ▁ ▁Two ▁major ▁n urs ing ▁home ▁associations , ▁the ▁American ▁Health ▁Care ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Hom es ▁and ▁Services ▁for ▁the ▁A ging , ▁along ▁with ▁sevent y ▁two ▁other ▁health care ▁groups , ▁ur ged ▁Congress ▁to ▁reject ▁IP AB . ▁They ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁board ▁would ▁have ▁had ▁too ▁much ▁control ▁over ▁Medic are ▁and ▁would ▁affect ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁health care ▁prov iders ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁for ▁changes ▁in ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁re imb urs ed . ▁The ▁groups ▁also ▁argued ▁that ▁IP AB ▁would ▁have ▁only ▁been ▁account able ▁to ▁the