2020-28477. Request for Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) Nominations

AGENCY:

Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ACTION:

Request for letters of nomination and resumes.

SUMMARY:

The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) established MACPAC to review Medicaid and CHIP access and payment policies and to advise Congress on issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP. CHIPRA gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing MACPAC's members. GAO is now accepting nominations for MACPAC appointments that will be effective May 2021. Nominations should be sent to the email address listed below. Acknowledgement of submissions will be provided within a week of submission.

DATES:

Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later than January 26, 2021, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment.

ADDRESSES:

Submit letters of nomination and resumes to [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Anthony at [phone] or [e-mail] if you do not receive an acknowledgment or need additional information. For general information, contact GAO's Office of Public Affairs, [phone].

Authority: Public Law 111-3, sec. 506; 42 U.S.C. 1396.

Gene L. Dodaro,

Comptroller General of the United States.