CHICAGO , Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) appointed Dr. Henish Bhansali, chief medical officer of Medical Home Network (MHN), to a three-year term as a member of the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC).
PTAC, made up of frontline stakeholders, submits recommendations to government agencies about how to deliver high-value care to Medicare beneficiaries. "PTAC provides valuable information to the Department of Health and Human Services aimed at maximizing the value of the $1 trillion in annual Medicare spending," Gene Dodaro , comptroller general of the United States and head of the GAO, said in a statement . "I am pleased to announce the appointment of two new committee members with extensive knowledge and experience in value-based payment and care models.
" Dr. Bhansali joined MHN as CMO in 2023 and works to empower federally qualified health centers to meet the whole-person needs of their patients and succeed in value-based care arrangements. He has over 12 years of experience in healthcare management, medical education and healthcare consulting.
Krishna Ramachandran , senior vice president of health transformation and provider adoption at Blue Shield of California , is the other newly appointed PTAC member. Ramachandran and Dr. Bhansali join newly reappointed members Dr.
Lawrence Kosinski and Dr. Soujanya Pulluru on the committee. "I firmly believe value-based care is needed for the continued success of .
