[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50793-50794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21438]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-4053-N]
Medicare Program: Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare
Education--September 18, 2003
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. Appendix 2, section 10(a) (Public Law 92-463), this notice
announces a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (the
Panel) on September 18, 2003. The Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services on opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of consumer
education strategies concerning the Medicare program. This meeting is
open to the public.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for September 18, 2003 from 9:15 a.m.
to 4 p.m., e.d.t.
Deadline for Presentations and Comments: September 11, 2003, 12
noon, e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Washington Hotel,
1400 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 429-1700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Johnson, Health Insurance
Specialist, Division of Partnership Development, Center for Beneficiary
Choices, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, mail stop S2-23-05, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, (410) 786-
0090. Please refer to the CMS Advisory Committees' Information Line (1-
877-449-5659 toll free)/(410-786-9379 local) or the Internet (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/apme/default.asp) for additional information and
updates on committee activities, or contact Ms. Johnson via e-mail at
[email protected]. Press inquiries are handled through the CMS
Press Office at (202) 690-6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 217a), as amended, grants to the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) the authority to establish
an advisory panel if the Secretary finds the panel necessary and in the
public interest. The Secretary signed the charter establishing this
Panel on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 7849), and approved the renewal of the
charter on January 21, 2003. The Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator of the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on opportunities to enhance the
effectiveness of consumer education strategies concerning the Medicare
program.
The goals of the Panel are as follows:
[sbull] To develop and implement a national Medicare education
program that describes the options for selecting a health plan under
Medicare.
[sbull] To enhance the Federal government's effectiveness in
informing the Medicare consumer, including the appropriate use of
public-private partnerships.
[sbull] To expand outreach to vulnerable and underserved
communities, including racial and ethnic minorities, in the context of
a national Medicare education program.
[sbull] To assemble an information base of best practices for
helping consumers evaluate health plan options and build a community
infrastructure for information, counseling, and assistance.
The current members of the Panel are: Dr. Jane Delgado, Chief
Executive Officer, National Alliance for Hispanic Health; Joyce Dubow,
Senior Policy Advisor, Public Policy Institute, American Association of
Retired Persons (AARP); Clayton Fong, President and Chief Executive
Officer,
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National Asian Pacific Center on Aging; Timothy Fuller, Executive
Director, National Gray Panthers; John Graham IV, Chief Executive
Officer, American Diabetes Association; Dr. William Haggett, Senior
Vice President, Government Programs, Independence Blue Cross; Thomas
Hall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cardio-Kinetics, Inc.;
David Knutson, Director, Health System Studies, Park Nicollet Institute
for Research and Education; Brian Lindberg, Executive Director,
Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care; Katherine Metzger,
Director, Medicare and Medicaid Programs, Fallon Community Health Plan;
Dr. Laurie Powers, Co-Director, Center on Self-Determination, Oregon
Health Sciences University; Dr. Marlon Priest, Professor of Emergency
Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Dr. Susan Reinhard, Co-
Director, Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University and
Chairperson of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education; Dr. Everard
Rutledge, Vice President of Community Health, Bon Secours Health
Systems, Inc.; Jay Sackman, Executive Vice President, 1199 Service
Employees International Union; Dallas Salisbury, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Employee Benefit Research Institute; Rosemarie
Sweeney, Vice President, Socioeconomic Affairs and Policy Analysis,
American Academy of Family Physicians; and Bruce Taylor, Director,
Employee Benefit Policy and Plans, Verizon Communications.
The agenda for the September 18, 2003 meeting will include the
following:
[sbull] Recap of the previous (May 21, 2003) meeting.
[sbull] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Update and Center
for Beneficiary Choices Update.
[sbull] CMS Demonstrations.
[sbull] Medicare Reform Update.
[sbull] Research and Evaluation: Sharing Research with
Stakeholders.
[sbull] Public Comment.
[sbull] Listening Session with CMS Leadership.
[sbull] Next Steps.
Individuals or organizations that wish to make a 5-minute oral
presentation on an agenda topic should submit a written copy of the
oral presentation to Lynne Johnson, Health Insurance Specialist,
Division of Partnership Development, Center for Beneficiary Choices,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail
stop S2-23-05, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 or by e-mail at
[email protected] no later than 12 noon, e.d.t., September 11,
2003. The number of oral presentations may be limited by the time
available. Individuals not wishing to make a presentation may submit
written comments to Ms. Johnson by 12 noon, September 11, 2003. The
meeting is open to the public, but attendance is limited to the space
available.
Special Accommodation: Individuals requiring sign language
interpretation or other special accommodations should contact Ms.
Johnson at least 15 days before the meeting.
Authority: Sec. 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
217a) and sec. 10(a) of Pub. L. 92-463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a)
and 41 CFR 102-3).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.733,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: August 7, 2003.
Thomas A. Scully,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 03-21438 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]
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