Len Nichols, director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics and professor of health policy, has been appointed to the newly formed Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee.
The committee, which was established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, will provide comments and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on physician payment models. The 11 committee members were appointed by the Comptroller General.
“With the shift in physician payments for Medicare, this committee will have the opportunity to help shape what future payment models look like,” said Thomas Prohaska, dean of the College of Health and Human Services. “Dr. Nichols’ expertise in payment reform and health policy will allow him to provide valuable insight and ideas to the committee and HHS.”
Nichols will serve a two-year term that ends in October 2017. Committee members may be appointed to subsequent three-year terms when their term expires.