What Legal Challenges Have Been Raised Regarding the IPAB, and What Is the Status of the Lawsuits?

The article cites legal challenges raised regarding the U.S. Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and the status of the lawsuits following the litigation of the constitutionality of the IPAB. These include case entitled Coons v. Lew, was brought by a physician who feared that he would be injured by the IPAB, because it had authority to recommend the reduction of Medicare payment rates that would be implemented unless Congress acted to alter the recommended reductions.