[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 71594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30393]


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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, 
December 12, 2002, and Friday, December 13, 2002, at the Ronald Reagan 
Building, International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. The meeting is tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. on December 12, and at 9 a.m. on December 13.
    Topics for discussion include: Beneficiaries' spending for Medicare 
and other health care services; payment adequacy and updating Medicare 
payments; comparing of Medicare physician payments to the private 
sector; paying for new technologies; PPS for inpatient psychiatric 
facilities; Medicare+Choice and other options available to 
beneficiaries; expanded transfer policy for hospital inpatient 
services; indirect medical education payments above the costs of 
teaching; and beneficiaries' access to care.
    Agendas will be mailed on December 4, 2002. The final agenda will 
be available on the Commission's website (http://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 Elllison, Office Manager, (202) 
220-3700.

Mark E. Miller,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-30393 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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