[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66003-66004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27445]


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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, 
November 7, 2002, and Friday, November 8, 2002, at the Ronald Reagan 
Building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

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Washington, DC. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 
a.m. on November 7, and at 9: a.m. on November 8.
    Topics for discussion include: Medicare in the context of the 
federal budget; emergency department use and beneficiary access to 
care; beneficiary access to post-hospital care--results of a focus 
group with hospital discharge planners; how Medicare makes coverage 
decisions; payment for ambulatory surgery and other services provided 
in multiple settings; examining growth in the volume of physician 
services; M+C payment areas--exploring alternatives; choice of SNF 
services in Medicare+Choice; PPS for inpatient psychiatric facilities; 
expanded transfer policy for hospital inpatient services; and workplans 
for assessing the adequacy of payments for outpatient dialysis, skilled 
nursing facilities, and home health services.
    Agenda will be mailed on November 30, 2002. The full agenda will be 
available on the Commission's website (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.

Mark E. Miller,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-27445 Filed 10-28-02; 8:45 am]
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