licit ly ▁end ors es ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁" de ath ▁panel " - like ▁r ation ing ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Independent ▁Pay ments ▁[ s ic ] ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ." ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁some ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁officials ▁fe ared ▁the ▁Independent ▁Pay ment ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ▁could ▁be ▁" target ▁for ▁attacks ▁of ▁the ▁' de ath ▁panel ' ▁sort "; ▁An ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁National ▁Right ▁to ▁Life ▁article ▁wrote ▁the ▁IP AB ▁was ▁" a ▁good ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁' de ath ▁panel ,' " ▁and ▁a ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁editor ial ▁associated ▁' de ath ▁pan els ' ▁with ▁the ▁IP AB . ▁ ▁Form er ▁O MB ▁Director ▁Or sz ag ▁respond ed : ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁only ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁that ▁a ▁board ▁created ▁to ▁help ▁address ▁our ▁long - term ▁fis cal ▁im bal ance ▁while ▁boost ing ▁quality ▁in ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁specifically ▁by ▁law ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁r ation ing ▁care ▁could ▁be ▁called ▁a ▁death ▁panel ". ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁Bud get ▁Office ▁scoring ▁The ▁Cong r essional ▁Bud get ▁Office ▁( C BO ) ▁estimated ▁that ▁IP AB ▁would ▁achieve ▁Medic are ▁sp ending ▁redu ctions ▁of ▁$ 2 8 ▁billion ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 9 — amount ing ▁to ▁ 0 . 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁project ed ▁Medic are