Responsibilities of the newly formed Regulatory, Compliance & Government Affairs Committee, also composed of independent directors, include implementation and effectiveness of the Company’s health care compliance & ethics and quality & compliance programs; oversight of the Company’s Policy on Business Conduct and Code of Business Conduct & Ethics for Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers; and review of the Company’s governmental affairs policies and priorities and other public policy issues facing the Company including the policies, practices and priorities for the Company’s political expenditure and lobbying activities.