Fight for independence. Independent Payment Advisory Board has politicians, hospitals and physicians riled up while questions abound over the panel's future.

The proposed Independent Payment Advisory Board has set off a furor, with politicians from both sides of the aisle, physicians and hospitals all seeking to stop it. Concerns vary from fear over reimbursement cuts to impinging on Congress' authority. "How can IPAB impose sharp cuts to providers without any adverse impact on their patients?" Rep. Paul Ryan, asked last week during a hearing on Capitol Hill.