House Republicans set up vote for IPAB repeal linked with malpractice provisions.

The Hill (3/14, Kasperowicz) reports in its "Healthwatch" blog, "House Republicans have set up a vote next week to repeal a board created by the 2010 healthcare law that the GOP has criticized as a rationing board that could force Medicare cuts without congressional approval. ... The legislation was originally a medical tort-reform bill, but a version of the bill that appeared Tuesday on the House Rules Committee website included new language to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)."
        The Kaiser Health News (3/13) adds that "trial lawyers are already lining up against" the House bill.
        Politico (3/14, Dobias) reports, "As expected, the linkage proved toxic among Democrats, many of whom want to see the IPAB rolled back but don't support the GOP effort to overhaul medical malpractice laws."