Call for Nominations: Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Advisory Committee

The Academy seeks nominations for the newly formed Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Advisory Committee. Fifteen individuals from across the health system will be appointed to two-year terms. Nominees should have practical, tactical expertise in the U.S. healthcare system and a track record of advancing high-value care for patients and providers.

The Academy aims to put forward at least two recommendations.

If you would like to be considered as an Academy nominee, please submit the information below to Government Affairs with the subject line "HHS Healthcare Advisory Committee Nomination" by Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

A single PDF (max 10 pages) including:

• Cover letter with nominee contact information
• Statement of qualifications, including specific knowledge areas related to the Committee's scope and relevant expertise, including professional and academic credentials
• Current resume or CV documenting:
  • Education and relevant professional experience
  • Publications or work samples demonstrating expertise (no brochures or promotional materials)
  • Prior Federal Advisory Committee experience, if applicable
• Brief statement of interest, availability, and eligibility
• Two reference letters (one may be supplied by the Academy if the candidate is selected for nomination)

Committee Responsibilities

• Advise the HHS Secretary and CMS Administrator on strategies to improve operations and outcomes of federally administered programs.
• Identify opportunities to modernize healthcare delivery and payment.
• Offer insight on regulatory, technology, and policy approaches that reduce burden, improve safety, and support measurable outcomes.

Candidate Qualifications

Professional Expertise & Experience

Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following:

• Chronic disease prevention and management (ex: creating or leading successful prevention/management programs)
• Expanding access to primary care (ex: establishing integrated care models; leadership in an ACO, PCMH, or other value-based initiative)
• Reducing healthcare costs (ex: publishing cost-effectiveness research; payer/program leadership that lowers total cost of care)
• Ensuring payment accuracy (ex: compliance and billing integrity; research on payment methodologies)
• Healthcare price transparency (ex: advancing transparency policy; enabling consumer access to price data)
• Improving patient and provider outcomes (ex: leading HEDIS or eCQM implementation; developing new care models)

Leadership & Communication

Evidence of the ability to influence and communicate effectively, such as:

• Leading multi-stakeholder coalitions or serving on boards focused on chronic disease improvement
• Serving as a subject-matter expert or providing testimony to state legislatures or Congress
• Publishing research or policy analyses that inform decision-making
• Designing and implementing population health programs with measurable outcomes

Membership & Terms

• Two-year, voluntary service
• Service is without compensation but travel and per diem will be reimbursed per Federal Travel Regulations
• Membership includes Representative Members (speaking on behalf of organizations/constituencies) and Special Government Employees (SGEs) providing independent expertise
• Nominees must be U.S. citizens and not registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended

Information required by HHS for appointment