[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2770]



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PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION


Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Physician Payment Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commission will hold meetings on Thursday, February 23 and 
Friday, February 24, 1995 at the Washington Marriott hotel, 1221 22nd 
Street NW., Washington, DC, in the Dupont Room to review and revise the 
draft of its Annual Report to Congress due March 31, 1995. The meeting 
is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday and 9 a.m. on Friday and 
the discussion will follow the chapter outline of the report:

I. Medicare and Medicaid
    1. Background and Overview
    2. Access for Medicare Beneficiaries
    3. Physician Payment Under the Medicare Fee Schedule
    4. Volume Performance Standards
    5. Medicare and Other Payers
    6. Medicare Risk Program Payment Policy
    7. Medicare Coverage Decisions
    8. Telemedicine
    9. Medicaid Demonstration Waivers

II. Broader Health Care System Issues
    10. Background and Overview
    11. Insurance Reform in a Voluntary Market
    12. Relationships between Health Plans and Providers
    13. Provider-Driven Integration
    14. Network Development in Rural Areas
    15. Physician Networks and Antitrust
    16. The Changing Labor Market for Physicians
    17. Medical Liability Reform
    18. Monitoring Quality and Performance
    19. Development and Use of Practice Guidelines

Appendix

A. Use of Medicare Relative Value Scale by other Payers

    While an attempt will be made to keep to this outline, topics 
may be taken out of sequence. If there is one particular topic of 
interest, please call to confirm the agenda the week prior to the 
meeting. After the Commission has reviewed the major conclusions and 
recommendations for the annual report, it will adjourn into 
Executive Session for editorial review of the report chapters.
    Addresses: Please note that the Commission has a new address: 
2120 L Street, NW./Suite 200/Washington, DC 20037. The telephone 
number is the same: 202/653-7220.
    For Further Information Contact: Annette Hennessey, Executive 
Assistant, at 202/653-7220.
    Supplementary Information: Because of the meeting's format, no 
agenda will be issued. You may confirm the meeting time and order of 
issues by calling the Commission's office at 202-653-7220.
Lauren B. LeRoy,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-2770 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am]
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