[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4380]


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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, 
March 10, 2005, and Friday, March 11, 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 March 10, and at 9 a.m. on March 11.
    Topics for discussion include findings on congressionally mandated 
studies on critical access hospitals and risk adjustment and other 
issues related to the adjusted average per capita cost (AAPCC). The 
Commission will also discuss Medicare Advantage plans, implementation 
issues with the new Medicare Part D benefit, outpatient pharmacy 
services in hospitals, and reform issues for various post-acute care 
settings. The Commission will also host a panel on the use of clinical- 
and cost-effectiveness information by Medicare.
    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 2001. 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. 05-4380 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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