[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 1741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-401]


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MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION


Commission Meeting

January 4, 2005.
AGENCY: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commission will hold its next public meeting on Wednesday, 
January 12, 2005 and Thursday, January 13, 2005, 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 January 12, and at 9 a.m. on January 13.
    Topics for discussion include findings on congressionally mandated 
studies on specialty hospitals and risk adjustment and other issues 
related to the adjusted average per capita cost (AAPCC). The Commission 
will also discuss and vote on recommendations related to pay for 
performance for hospitals, physicians, and home health; and incentives 
for health care information technology for hospitals, physicians, and 
home health; and incentives for health care information technology 
adoption. In addition, the Commission will discuss and vote on 
recommendations related to payment adequacy for hospitals, physicians, 
skilled nursing facilities, home health, and dialysis. Other topics 
will include imaging, measuring physician resource use, and outpatient 
pharmacy services in hospitals.
    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. 05-401 Filed 1-7-05; 8:45 am]
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