GAO Appointments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

The Comptroller General of the United States is responsible for appointing individuals to serve as members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). MedPAC is an independent federal body whose mandate is to analyze access to care, quality of care and other issues affecting Medicare and to advise the Congress on payments to health plans participating in the Medicare Advantage program and providers in Medicare’s traditional fee-for-service program. MedPAC was established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33, see also Pub. L. 105-277 and Pub. L. 108-173).

The Commission’s 17 members serve three-year terms (from May 1 to April 30), with five or six members’ terms expiring each year but subject to renewal. The law requires that the Commission comprise a mix of expertise in the financing and delivery of health care services and broad geographic representation. Commissioners include physicians and other health professionals, employers, third-party payers, researchers with a variety of health-related expertise, and representatives of consumers and the elderly.

Please submit nomination letters and resume, to Acting Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro, United States Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20548.

Notices of Current and Prior Appointments