[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01699]


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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


Request for Nominations for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC)

AGENCY: U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

ACTION: Request for letters of nomination and resumes.

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SUMMARY: The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 
established the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory 
Committee to provide comments and recommendations to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services on physician payment models and gave the 
Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. GAO is 
now accepting nominations of individuals for this committee.

DATES: Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted no later 
than February 28, 2020, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and 
consideration of nominees prior to appointment. Appointments to fill 
open spots on PTAC are expected to be made in June 2020. Other 
appointments will be made in October 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit letters of nomination and resumes by either of the 
following methods: Email: [email protected] or Mail: U.S. GAO, 
Attn: PTAC Nominations, 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Giusto at (202) 512-8268 or 
[email protected] if you do not receive an acknowledgement within a week 
of submission or if you need additional information. For general 
information, contact GAO's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 512-4800.

    Authority: Pub. L. 114-10, Sec. 101(e), 129 Stat. 87, 115 
(2015).

Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2020-01699 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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