	Frequently Asked Questions

		What Is the Independent Payment Advisory Board? Why Is the IPAB Controversial? (See " What Triggers IPAB Action? " for more information.) 849 and S. 260 would repeal the enabling provisions, Sections 3403 ("Independent Medicare Advisory Board") and 10320 ("Expansion of the Scope of, and Additional Improvements to, the Independent Medicare Advisory Board") of the ACA.
This report responds to frequently asked questions about the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including the board's background, current status, controversial issues including legal challenges, and recent legislative efforts to repeal the IPAB.
For additional information, see CRS Report R41511, The Independent Payment Advisory Board, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed].