Notice2025-16136
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Healthcare Advisory Committee
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Published
August 22, 2025
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Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
The Department of Health and Human Services announces its intent to establish the Healthcare Advisory Committee and invites nominations for the Committee.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 161 (Friday, August 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41089-41090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16136]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[CMS-9160-N]
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Healthcare
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services announces its
intent to establish the Healthcare Advisory Committee and invites
nominations for the Committee.
DATES: We will consider nominations that are submitted via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f373e3c3f1c120c5117170c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6fef7f5f6d5dbc598dedec598d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>, by September 22, 2025. The subject line should state
``Healthcare Advisory Committee Nomination.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to submitting
nominations, please email the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdf5fcfefdded0ce93d5d5ce93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec6cfcdceede3fda0e6e6fda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Healthcare Advisory Committee (hereinafter ``the 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).
The Committee will serve as an advisory body to the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administrator
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on programs and
policies that can help improve the United States (US) healthcare system
consistent with the Executive Order Establishing the President's Make
America Healthy Again Commission.\1\
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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: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/</a>.
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II. Advisory Committee
The Committee is tasked with advising the Secretary of HHS and the
Administrator of CMS on the following issues as they relate to
strategies for improving the operations and outcomes of federally
administered healthcare insurance and payment programs:
<bullet> Developing a set of actionable policy initiatives that can
promote chronic disease prevention and management, as consistent with
the Make America Healthy Again policy agenda;
<bullet> Identifying opportunities to move towards a regulatory
framework of accountability for safety and outcomes that reduce
unnecessary red tape and allow providers to focus on improving patient
health outcomes not filling out paperwork;
<bullet> Sharing actionable levers to advance a real-time data
system, enabling a new standard of excellence in care, rapid claims
processing, rapid quality measurement and rewards;
<bullet> Identifying structural opportunities to improve quality
for the most vulnerable in the Medicaid program (outside of more
funding for the current system); and
<bullet> Securing the sustainability of the Medicare Advantage
program, specifically identifying opportunities to modernize risk
adjustment and quality measures that assess and improve health
outcomes.
III. Eligibility for Membership
The CMS Administrator shall appoint 15 individuals to serve on the
Committee. The Committee shall consist of an appropriate selection of
individuals that have practical and tactical experience or expertise
working in all aspects of the US healthcare system, which may include
experts from the medical field, manufacturing, government, academia,
health insurance/payment programs, or health economics, with regard to
issues related to chronic disease prevention and management, expanding
access to primary care, reducing healthcare costs, ensuring payment
accuracy, healthcare price transparency, and driving other improvements
in the healthcare system for patients and providers.
The Committee shall be comprised of Representative Members and
Special Government Employees (SGEs). All members shall serve on a
voluntary basis, without compensation. Members of the Committee shall
be entitled to receive reimbursement for travel expenses and per diem
in lieu of subsistence expenses, in accordance with standard Federal
Travel Regulations. Members shall serve a term of 2 years until the
date on which the Committee's charter terminates.
IV. Nomination Process
HHS invites nominations for Committee membership in the following
areas: provider community, health insurers, academia, manufacturers,
advocacy and other non-profit organizations with demonstrated expertise
in the US healthcare system. Both self-nominations and third-party
nominations will be considered.
To be considered for appointment, nomination packages must be
complete and submitted by the deadline.
V. Nominee Application Components
1. Cover Letter
a. Complete contact information for nominee, including their executive
assistant or scheduler
b. Contact information the third-party nominator (if applicable)
2. Nominee Information
a. Nominee Qualifications Summary
(i) Brief overview of relevant experience and expertise
(ii) Educational background and professional credentials
(iii) Specific knowledge areas related
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to the Committee's scope
b. Interest and Motivation
(i) Explanation of why the nominee wants to serve on the Committee
(ii) How their participation would benefit the Committee's
objective to Make America Healthy Again
c. Representative Member Declaration (if applicable, required to
include with submission for nomination to be considered)
(i) Clear identification of the organization, constituency, or
stakeholder group
(ii) Explanation of why the nominee has authority to speak on
behalf of the represented group
d. Availability and Commitment Statement
(i) Confirmation of ability to attend meetings and fulfill time
commitments
(ii) Acknowledgment of expected service duration
(iii) Any potential scheduling constraints or conflicts
e. Nominee Eligibility Confirmation
(i) Statement affirming nominee meets all Committee eligibility
criteria, specifically addressing that the nominee:
(1) Is a U.S. citizen; and
(2) Is not required to register as a foreign agent under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
3. Supporting Documentation
a. Biography
(i) Professional and academic credentials
b. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
(i) Educational experience, as well as relevant professional
experience
(ii) Publications or work samples that demonstrate expertise
(1) Do not include brochures or any other promotional information.
(iii) Previous experience on a Federal Advisory Committee (if
applicable)
c. Two Letters of Reference
(i) Support the nominee's qualifications for participation on the
Committee (For nominations other than self-nominations, a third-party
nomination letter that includes information supporting the nominee's
qualifications may be counted as one of the letters of reference)
Materials submitted should total 10 pages or less. Should more
information be needed, Department staff will contact the applicant/
nominee, obtain information from the applicant's/nominee's past
affiliations, or obtain information from publicly available sources.
HHS will prioritize appointing Committee members who possess
practical and tactical experience or expertise necessary to address the
Make America Healthy Again objectives and advocate for key stakeholder
interests. Representative Members will be appointed based on their
ability to provide the point of view of an organization, group, or
industry with an interest in the matters before the Committee.
Representative Member selection criteria includes but is not limited
to: years of experience effectively representing stakeholder groups,
industries, or constituencies; demonstrated advocacy success; strong
communication and analytical skills; established credibility within
their representative sector; and ability to balance constituent
interests with committee objectives. Nominees being considered for an
SGE position will be subject to a conflict-of-interest review in
accordance with government ethics law and regulation prior to their
appointment and will be chosen for their ability and to provide
independent expert advice to the Agency. SGEs will be appointed based
on the individual's ability to provide independent advice to the
Agency. SGE selection criteria includes but is not limited to: years of
experience as a technical advisor in the candidate's specialized field;
track record of publishing research findings while working in academia;
and ability to balance independent expertise with collaborative
committee participation.
To the extent permitted by FACA and other laws, the Committee
membership shall also be consistent with achieving the greatest impact,
scope, and credibility among diverse stakeholders. In making such
appointments, HHS shall ensure a fair balance among viewpoints from all
relevant stakeholders, broad geographic representation--including both
urban and rural perspectives--and diversity across demographic
characteristics, including race, ethnicity, sex, disability status, and
socioeconomic background. HHS will also seek representation from
stakeholders across relevant sectors, including patients, providers,
payers, academia, community-based organizations, and regional, State
and local government. HHS reserves the discretion to appoint Committee
members from outside the pool of respondents to this notice if such
appointments are necessary to fulfill specific expertise requirements
in a manner to ensure an appropriate balance of membership.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2025-16136 Filed 8-21-25; 11:15 am]
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