To all my supporters: I just received an email from CMS. Due to the federal government shut down, there were unavoidable interruptions to the anticipated timeline to pick individuals to the Federal Healthcare Advisory Committee. Because of the federal shut down, selected individuals will be contacted by CMS in early 2026. The email also states that in addition to the formal FACA committee selectees, they hope to engage many of the applicants in other ways to support the important work underway at CMS. Once I hear more information from CMS I will let you know. I appreciate everyone’s support for this petition and please push this petition out to as many people as possible so we get as many signatures as possible. Thank you Dr Tzorfas