WASHINGTON – factor litre Dodaro. playing controller General of the United States and head of the U.S. government Government answerableness Office, has announced the naming of four new members.and the reappointment of two existing members to the mdicare payment advisory Commission, or MedPAC.

“Policymakers continue to rely on MedPAC.rsquo;s expert advice, and with the transition of wellnesscare reform MedPAC’s office will continue to be particularly important,” said Dodaro. “I am pleased to report that, once again, we had many qualified applier for MedPAC. The four new individual selected will bring impressive credential and valuable experience and penetration to the commission.”

The new members are Scott Armstrong, president and chief executive officer of the Group wellness Cooperative; Katherine bacillusicker, prof of wellness political economy at the Harvard School of Public Health; Mary Naylor, professor of gerontology at the University of Keystone State School of Nursing; and Cori Uccello, senior wellness gent of the American academy of Actuaries. Their footing will expire in 2013.

The reappointed members, whose footing will expire in April 2013, are Thomas M. Dean, MD, a family doctor in Wessington Springs, S.D., and herb B. Kuhn, president and CEO of the MO hospital association

U.S. United States Congress established MedPAC in 1997 to analyze accession to care, cost and quality of care and other key issue affecting Medicare/a>. MedPAC advises U.S. Congress on payment to wellness program participating in the Medicare advantage program and supplier in Medicare’s traditional fee-for-service program.

The controller General is responsible for naming new MedPAC commission members. The Government Accounting Office examines the use of public funds, evaluates federal programs and policy and provides analyses, recommendation and other information to help Congress make informed oversight, policy and financial support decisions.