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| https://roe.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397794 | Roe Leads 24 Members of Congress in Filing Amicus Brief with Supreme Court | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | TN | Phil Roe | R000582 | roe.house.gov | legacy | Encourages the Court to hear the Goldwater Institute's Challenge of the Independent Payment Advisory Board WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) led 24 members of Congress in joining the Pacific Legal Foundation to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court asking the court to take up a case filed by the Goldwater Institute concerning the Independent Payment Advisory Board's (IPAB) constitutionality. Roe released the following statement on the brief: Since the president signed his signature health care bill into law, we've seen many concerning parts of the law come to light. Perhaps one of the most troubling parts of Obamacare is the Independent Payment Advisory Board. The IPAB will consist of fifteen unelected bureaucrats who are granted substantial powers to reduce Medicare spending. IPAB's proposals could, for example, cut reimbursement for specific services that it determines not to be of high value. As a physician, I can tell you first-hand how troubling this mindset can beevery case is unique and must be treated that way. The IPAB is a serious threat to seniors' access to medical care, and I will continue to fight it both in Congress and by supporting legal challenges like the one the Goldwater Institute filed last month. The Goldwater Institute filed a petition last month requesting that the court take up the case on appeal. A copy of the petition can be found here. Rep. Roe has been an outspoken opponent of the IPAB and introduced legislation, H.R. 351, to repeal it. The bill has 227 bipartisan cosponsors. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |