The Government Accountability Office unveiled Friday (Oct. 9) the members of a new advisory panel that will play a key role in CMS' development of physician payment update models to replace the defunct Sustainable Growth Rate formula. “This committee will be a critical source of information and advice for the Secretary of Health and Human Services as the department considers new payment approaches for Medicare physician services,” said Gene Dodaro, comptroller general and head of the GAO said. The Physician-Focused...