H.R. 751 — HEALTH Panel Act

This section establishes a Panel of Health Advisors within the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide technical expertise and recommendations on CBO's health-related studies, analyses, cost estimates, models, and publications (e.g., Budget and Economic Outlook, Federal Health Subsidies for Health Insurance reports). The Panel must meet at least annually and issue an annual report—approved by at least 9 of its members—to the chairs and ranking minority members of the House and Senate Budget Committees detailing its work, CBO recommendations provided, and CBO's implementation of those recommendations (with the report published on CBO's website). The Panel comprises 15 members appointed within 90 days of enactment—3 each by the House Budget chair and ranking minority member, 3 each by the Senate Budget chair and ranking minority member, and 3 by the CBO Director—with expertise in areas such as health finance, actuarial science, health facility management, Medicare, and Medicaid. Members serve 3-year staggered terms as special government employees, with vacancies filled by the original appointing authority; the CBO Director designates the chair and vice chair and may establish conflict-of-interest disclosures and confidentiality agreements.