[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12281-12282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5541]


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MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION


Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commission will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, 
March 16, 2000, and Friday, March 17, 2000, at the Ronald Reagan 
Building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to begin at 10:00 
a.m. on March 16, and 9:00 a.m. on March 17.
    Topics for discussion include: survey results on health plans' 
selection and payment of health care providers, quality assurance for 
institutional providers, care at the end of life, improving information 
on the Medicare program, hospital financial performance, prescription 
drug coverage issues, update on payments to hospital outpatient 
departments, payments to teaching hospitals, and DRG refinement.
    Agendas will be mailed on March 7, 2000. The final agenda will be 
available on the Commission's website (www.MedPAC.gov).

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ADDRESSES: MedPAC's address is: 1730 K Street, NW, Suite 800, 
Washington, DC 20006. The telephone number is (202) 653-7220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Ellison, Office Manager, (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.

Murray N. Ross,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-5541 Filed 3-7-00; 8:45 am]
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