2018-00434. Request for Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Nominations

AGENCY:

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ACTION:

Request for letters of nomination and resumes.

SUMMARY:

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. GAO is now accepting nominations for MedPAC appointments that will be effective in May 2018. Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later than February 23, 2018 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment of new members. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within a week of submission. Please contact Greg Giusto at [phone] if you do not receive an acknowledgment.

ADDRESSES:

Email: [e-mail]. Mail: U.S. GAO, Attn: MedPAC Appointments, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Greg Giusto, 202-512-8268, [e-mail], or the GAO Office of Public Affairs, [phone].

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1395b-6.

Gene L. Dodaro,

Comptroller General of the United States.