[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8334]


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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, 
April 22, 2004, and Friday, April 23, 2004, 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 April 22, and at 10 a.m. on April 23.
    Topics for discussion include: long-term care hospitals; the 
Medicare hospice program; chronic care improvement for chronic kidney 
disease; beneficiaries' financial resources; private insurers' 
strategies for purchasing imaging and other services; prescription drug 
implementation issues; and the Medicare dual eligible population. The 
Commission will also discuss congressionally mandated reports on 
specialty hospitals, the usefulness of the IRS Form 990 in reporting on 
hospitals' access to capital, and an assessment of the strengths and 
weaknesses of available data to judge total financial circumstances of 
hospitals and other providers of Medicare services.
    Agendas will be e-mailed approximately one week prior to the 
meeting. The final agenda will be available on the Commission's Web 
site (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 Ellison, Office Manager, (202) 
220-3700.

Mark E. Miller.
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 04-8334 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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