December 9, 2004 Comptroller General of the United States David M. Walker will appoint 14 individuals, including a chairperson, to serve as members of the Citizens' Health Care Working Group, as required by the Section 1014 of 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.
The group will lead a nationwide public debate on ways to improve the health care system to 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 will have an opportunity to apply online at GAO's website (www.gao.gov) beginning in mid-December. The comptroller general will announce his appointments by late February 2005. Pub. L. 108-173 http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ173.108.pdf =========================================================== This list is produced by the Government Accountability Office to provide daily information about GAO Reports and Testimony. Access GAO on the web at http://www.gao.gov
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