GOP will try again to repeal Obamacare ‘death panels’

Published February 2, 2017 6:38pm ET



The number-two Senate Republican introduced a bill Thursday to repeal the Obamacare advisory board that critics had labeled a “death panel.”

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced a resolution and legislation to repeal the automatic implementation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board’s annual proposal, which was intended to help reduce Medicare costs through recommendations aimed at achieving savings.

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