[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27052-27053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09444]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-9169-N]
Healthcare Advisory Committee (HAC); Announcement of the HAC
Meeting--May 18, 2026
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This meeting notice announces the first public meeting of the
Healthcare Advisory Committee (HAC or Committee). The purpose of the
Committee is to advise the Secretary of HHS and the CMS Administrator
on programs and policies that can improve the United States (U.S.)
healthcare system consistent with the Executive Order Establishing the
President's Make American Healthy Again Commission. This virtual
meeting is open to the public.
DATES:
Virtual meeting date: Monday, May 18, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The meeting time listed in this
notice is approximate. Consequently, the meeting may be longer or
shorter than the times listed in this notice but will not begin before
the posted time.
Deadline for comments: Comment letters must be received by 5:00
p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Comment letters must be submitted
via email as specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Deadline for request for special accommodations: Requests for
special
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accommodations must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 13,
2026.
ADDRESSES:
Virtual meeting location and webinar: The meeting will be held
virtually via Zoom only and participants do not have to register.
Closed captioning will be available on the webinar. Webinar information
will appear on the final meeting agenda, which will be posted on the
Committee website when available at https://www.cms.gov/priorities/healthcare-advisory-committee/overview.
Virtual meeting registration: There is no meeting registration
required for participants who plan to view the Committee meeting via
Zoom webinar or who may wish to make a public comment during the
meeting.
Requests for special accommodations: Requests for special
accommodations should be emailed to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the HAC
meeting, please send an email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On February 13, 2025, President Trump issued the Executive Order
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission.\1\
The Healthcare Advisory Committee (HAC or Committee) is authorized
under 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended. The Committee is governed by the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended (5 U.S.C. chapter 10) and its
implementing regulations (41 CFR 102-3 et seq). On August 19, 2025, the
charter establishing the HAC was signed by the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On August 22, 2025, HHS
announced the request for nominations of members to serve on the HAC.
After HHS published the August 2025 Federal Register notice (90 FR
41089) requesting nominations, and closing submissions on September 22,
2025, HHS began to review all nominations for selection.
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\1\ Trump, D.J. (2025, February 13). Establishing the
President's Make America Healthy Again Commission (Exec. Order No.
14212). The White House. Available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/.
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Additional information on the Committee can be found in the August
2025 Federal Register notice at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16136/request-for-nominations-of-members-to-serve-on-the-healthcare-advisory-committee and on the Committee website
at https://www.cms.gov/priorities/healthcare-advisory-committee/overview.
On March 16, 2026, the HAC charter was amended and approved by the
Secretary of HHS, increasing the number of members to the Committee.
Information on accessing the amended charter is provided in section VI
of this notice.
II. Agenda
This meeting will be the first meeting of the HAC. Items and topics
to be discussed include public introduction of Committee members,
Committee vision, and establishment of Committee bylaws. A detailed
final agenda will be available approximately 1 week prior to the
meeting date on the Committee's website at https://www.cms.gov/priorities/healthcare-advisory-committee/overview.
III. Meeting Participation
The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom only. Closed captioning
will be available on the webinar. Webinar information will appear on
the final meeting agenda, which will be posted on our website when
available at https://www.cms.gov/priorities/healthcare-advisory-committee/overview.
IV. Registration Instructions
There is no meeting registration required for participants who plan
to view the Committee meeting via Zoom webinar or who may wish to make
a public comment during the meeting.
V. Special Accommodations
Individuals attending, viewing, or listening to the meeting who are
hearing or visually impaired and have special requirements, or a
condition that requires special assistance, should send an email as
specified in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the deadline
specified in the DATES section of this notice.
VI. Copies of the Charter
The Secretary's charter for the HAC is available on the CMS website
at https://www.cms.gov/priorities/healthcare-advisory-committee/overview.
The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS), Mehmet Oz, having reviewed and approved this document,
authorizes Evell Barco Holland, who is the Federal Register Liaison, to
electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the
Federal Register.
Evell Barco Holland,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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