[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 56332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24767]


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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 9, 2003, and Friday, October 10, 2003, 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 9, and at 9 a.m. on October 10.
    Topics for discussion include: beneficiaries' access to care in 
Medicare; hospital outpatient prospective payment issues; growth and 
variation in the use of physician services; Medicare+Choice and 
Medigap; disease management; preliminary data and workplans for payment 
adequacy analyses, including ambulatory surgical centers, post-acute 
care providers.
    Agendas will be e-mailed approximately one week prior to the 
meeting. The final 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. 03-24767 Filed 9-29-03; 8:45 am]
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