The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has appointed five new members and reappointed two current members, one of whom will serve as vice chair.
MedPAC advises Congress on payments to providers in Medicare's traditional fee-for-service programs and to health plans participating in the Medicare Advantage program.
Joining the commission are:
- Robert Cherry, MD, chief medical and quality officer at UCLA Health in Los Angeles.
- Cheryl Damberg, PhD, director of the RAND Center of Excellence on Health System Performance, distinguished chair in healthcare payment policy and a principal senior economist at Santa Monica, Calif.-based RAND Corp.
- Kenny Kan, vice president and chief actuary of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey in Newark.
- Gregory Poulsen, senior vice president at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.
- Scott Sarran, MD, chief medical officer at Chicago-based MoreCare.