GAO Makes 2025 PTAC Appointment

WASHINGTON (November 25, 2025) – Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of a new member to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC).

PTAC was created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) to improve how the federal Medicare program pays physicians for the care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries. This independent advisory committee makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on physician payment models and related topics. The Comptroller General is responsible for appointing members to the committee.

Dodaro said, “I am pleased to announce the appointment of a new committee member with significant experience in value-based care and payment innovation.”

The newly appointed member is David Tyson, MA. His term will expire in 2028. In addition, current member Lindsay K. Botsford, MD, MBA has been reappointed. Her term will also expire in 2028.

A brief biography of the new committee member follows:

David Tyson, MA, serves as senior director of policy and regulatory affairs at Novant Health, an integrated not-for-profit health system serving patients and communities across the Carolinas. In this position, he leads the system’s efforts to analyze and anticipate the impact of federal and state regulatory policies on the health system, its clinicians, and its patients, with a particular interest in alternative payment models and the transition to value. He currently serves on the steering committee for the Novant Health Center for Public Policy Solutions, as well as the chairman of the Government Relations Leadership Council for the American Medical Group Association. He received his master’s degree from Appalachian State University and his undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University.

For more information, see the PTAC website or contact Marsha Clarke, PTAC designated federal officer, at PTAC@hhs.gov. Other questions should be directed to Sarah Kaczmarek in GAO’s Office of Public Affairs at (202) 512-4800 or publicaffairs@gao.gov. 

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