I have supported tort reform to drive down the cost of health care, the repeal the bureaucratic Independent Payment Advisory Boards established by Obamacare, which threatened seniors and their hard-earned Medicare benefits, and the repeal of the medical device tax.
The candidate will support legislation or action to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Occurrences
Evidence
The clerk’s roll call page for H.R. 1892 records Fitzpatrick voting Aye on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. The vote page identifies the bill as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, and Congress later enacted the measure with a title section that repealed the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
The enrolled public law text for H.R. 1892 includes 'TITLE XI—PROTECTING SENIORS’ ACCESS TO MEDICARE ACT' and 'SEC. 52001. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD.' It states that section 1899A of the Social Security Act is repealed.
Assessments
Brian Fitzpatrick promised to support repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board. During his first House term, Congress enacted H.R. 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which included a section repealing IPAB. Fitzpatrick voted Aye on final House passage/concurrence for that bill, giving him direct same-term legislative support for the enacted repeal. The promise was fulfilled, and his recorded vote warrants an effort badge.