- care ▁r ation ing ▁body " ▁and ▁that ▁" rate ▁setting — the ▁essential ▁mechanism ▁of ▁the ▁IP AB — has ▁a ▁ 4 0 - year ▁track ▁record ▁of ▁failure ." ▁ ▁Editor ial s ▁In ▁an ▁editor ial ▁oppos ing ▁Sen . ▁Corn yn ' s ▁bill ▁to ▁repe al ▁IP AB ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁wrote , ▁" The ▁political ▁system ▁failed ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁cont rolling ▁health - care ▁costs . ▁The ▁ 1 5 - member ▁panel ▁that ▁Mr . ▁Corn yn ▁et ▁al . ▁der ide ▁as ▁' b elt way ▁b ureau cr ats ' ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁exper ts ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁president , ▁chosen ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁con gression al ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁party ▁and ▁subject ▁to ▁Senate ▁confirm ation . ▁Congress ▁isn ' t ▁bound ▁by ▁its ▁propos als ▁if ▁law m akers ▁can ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁what ▁they ▁think ▁is ▁a ▁better ▁approach . ▁Getting ▁costs ▁under ▁control ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁require ▁difficult ▁choices ▁– ▁including , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Medic are , ▁difficult ▁political ▁choices . ▁This ▁un wise ▁bill ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁good ▁sign ▁about ▁Washington ' s ▁willing ness ▁to ▁make ▁them ." ▁ ▁Death ▁panel ▁controvers y ▁The ▁term ▁" de ath ▁panel " ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁IP AB . ▁Sarah ▁Pal in ▁wrote ▁in ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁that ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁F is cal ▁Res p ons ibility ▁and ▁Reform ▁" imp