[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 46669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22502]


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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 its next public meeting on Thursday, 
September 19, 1996 and Friday, September 20, 1996, at the Washington 
Marriott, 1221 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC, in the third floor 
conference center. The meetings are tentatively scheduled to begin at 
9:00 a.m. each day. The Commission expects to discuss such issues as 
its comments on the Secretary's report on Volume Performance Standards, 
workforce trends, managing Medicare fee for service, Medigap 
portability, PSOs, federal premium contributions, and to hear updates 
on revising practice expense relative values in the Medicare Fee 
Schedule, antitrust issues, the 5-year review of Medicare work relative 
values, HCFA regulations on physician financial incentives, and the 
Medicare SELECT evaluation. Panels on Medicare managed care, the 
response of academic medical centers, and structuring choice in the 
Medicare program are scheduled. The agenda is tentative at this time; a 
final agenda will be available on Friday, September 13, 1996 and will 
be mailed at that time.

ADDRESS: 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 200; Washington, D.C. 20037. The 
telephone number is 202/653-7220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annette Hennessey, Executive Assistant, at 202/653-7220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you are not on the Commission mailing 
list and wish to receive an agenda, please call 202/653-7220 after 
September 13, 1996.

Lauren LeRoy,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-22502 Filed 9-3-96; 8:45 am]
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