[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 75315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27482]


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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Appointments to the Citizens' Health Care Working Group

ACTION: Notice of application period.

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SUMMARY: The Comptroller General of the United States will appoint 14 
individuals, including a Chairperson, to serve as members of the 
Citizens' Health Care Working Group as required by the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) 
(Pub. L. 108-173). The Secretary of Health and Human Services also 
serves as a member of the Working Group and is required by the MMA to 
establish the Working Group. This group will help lead a nationwide 
public discussion and debate on ways to improve the health care system 
and provide every American with the ability to obtain quality and 
affordable health care coverage. The Working Group will make 
recommendations to the President and the Congress.
    Individuals interested in serving for the two-year term may apply 
online by visiting
http://citizenshealthcarewg.gao.gov. Individuals unable to apply online 
may call 866-324-9219 (toll-free) to request an application form. The 
closing date for accepting applications will be January 14, 2005. The 
Comptroller General will announce his appointments by late February 
2005.
    Closing Date: Applications must be postmarked by January 14, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GAO 866-324-9219 (toll-free).

    (Sec. 1014, Pub. L. 108-173, 117 Stat. 2066, 2441)

David M. Walker,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 04-27482 Filed 12-15-04; 8:45 am]
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