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Stuart H. Altman, Ph.D., age 69, has served as a Director since November 2005. Dr. Altman has been a Professor of National Health Policy at The Heller School at Brandeis University since 1977. He served as Dean of The Heller School from September 1977 to June 1993 and as Professor of Economics at Brown University from 1966 to 1970. In November 1997, Dr. Altman was appointed by President Clinton to the Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare. He was a four-term chairman of the U.S. Congressional Prospective Payment Assessment Commission from 1983 to 1996 and served as a senior member of the Clinton-Gore Health Policy Transition Group from November 1992 to January 1993. Since December 2001, Dr. Altman has been a member of the Foundation Board of the Health Plan of New York, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization that provides healthcare services and health insurance coverage throughout the New York metropolitan area. Since December 2001, Dr. Altman has been a member of the board of directors of Lincare Holdings Inc., a publicly-held provider of oxygen, home medical equipment and other respiratory therapy services. Since September 2002, Dr. Altman has also been a member of the Tufts-New England Medical Center, a not-for-profit teaching hospital system. Dr. Altman holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Economics from City College of New York and a Masters in Administration degree in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Altman also holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles. | 