▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁three ▁members ; ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁concerning ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁three ▁members , ▁the ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁concerning ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁three ▁members , ▁and ▁the ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁concerning ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁three ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁members ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁st agger ed ▁classes ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁their ▁terms ▁would ▁not ▁exp ire ▁simultaneously . ▁Five ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁one ▁year , ▁five ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁five ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁six ▁years . ▁All ▁subsequent ▁appoint ments ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁for ▁six ▁years . ▁A ▁member ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁serve ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁full ▁consecutive ▁terms . ▁ ▁App oint ed ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁IP AB ▁were ▁to ▁include ▁individuals ▁with ▁national ▁recognition ▁for ▁their ▁expert ise ▁in ▁health ▁fin ance ▁and ▁econom ics , ▁actu arial ▁science , ▁health ▁facility ▁management , ▁health ▁plans ▁and ▁integrated ▁delivery ▁systems , ▁health ▁facilities ▁re imb urs ement , ▁and ▁other ▁prov iders ▁of ▁health ▁services ▁or ▁related ▁fields ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁profession als , ▁a ▁broad ▁ge ographic ▁representation , ▁and ▁a ▁balance ▁between ▁urban ▁and ▁rural ▁areas . ▁IP AB ▁members ▁were ▁to ▁include ▁( but ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁limited ▁to ) ▁phys icians ▁and ▁other ▁health ▁profession als , ▁exper