GAO Appoints MedPAC Members, Name New Chair - McDermott+Consulting

GAO Appoints MedPAC Members, Name New Chair

On May 21, 2015, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced the appointment of a new member Susan Thompson, MS, RN, to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), and reappointed five current members of the committee.  All six terms will expire in April 2018.

In addition to the committee placements, Francis Crosson, MD, has been designated as Chair of the Commission.

For more information on the committee appointments, as well as brief biographies of the new appointees, please refer to the GAO press release here.