[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 61670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24931]


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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, 
October 10, 2002, and Friday, October 11, 2002, at the Ronald Reagan 
Building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 
a.m. on October 10, and at 9 a.m. on October 11.
    Topics for discussion include: Medicare spending compared to other 
health spending indicators; monitoring beneficiary access to care; 
characteristics of long-term care hospitals and workplan; 
characteristics of hospitals by Medicare financial performance, new 
developments in Medicare+Choice; county level variation in Medicare per 
capita spending; coverage and payment for new technologies; current 
issues in skilled nursing facility payment policy; introduction to the 
post-acute care episode database; and using incentives to improve the 
quality of care for beneficiaries.
    Agendas will be mailed on October 2, 2002. The final agenda will be 
available on the Commission's Web site (www.MedPAC.gov).

ADDRESSES: MedPAC's address is: 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Suite 9000, 
Washington, DC 20001. The telephone number is (202) 220-3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Ellison, Office Manager, (202) 
220-3700.

Lu Zawistowich,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-24931 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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