The Congressional Budget Office's Panel of Health Advisers consists of widely recognized experts in health policy and the health care sector. Members of the panel have a variety of backgrounds, areas of expertise, and experience. CBO hosts an annual meeting of the panel so that its members can discuss important issues in their areas of expertise and advise the agency on its analysis. In addition, CBO engages with members of the panel throughout the year. The agency may, for example, call on them for advice about how to address analytical questions that arise in the preparation of studies and cost estimates. Through that engagement, CBO and its analysis benefit from the advisers' understanding of cutting-edge research and the latest real-world developments in health care delivery and financing. Although the advisers provide considerable assistance, they bear no responsibility for CBO's work; that responsibility rests solely with the agency.
Today, I would like to announce the members of the Panel of Health Advisers for the coming year:
- Katherine Baicker
- Michael Chernew
- Jeffrey Clemens
- Heather Dlugolenski
- Marisa Domino
- Erin Fraher
- Craig Garthwaite
- Darrell Gaskin
- John Haupert
- Anne Karl
- Lisa Lee
- Thomas Lee
- Patricia MacTaggart
- David Meltzer
- Sergio Santiviago
- Kosali Simon
- Neeraj Sood
- Cori Uccello
- Melanie Whittington
Members of CBO's Panel of Health Advisers are selected to represent a variety of perspectives, enabling the agency to gather information and insights from experts with diverse views and from their interactions at periodic panel meetings. The panelists' affiliations are shown on CBO's website. CBO requires panelists to disclose to the agency any substantial political activity in which they may be involved and any significant financial interests that they may have.
CBO also has a Panel of Economic Advisers.
Phillip L. Swagel is CBO's Director.