[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30043-30044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-7018-N]


Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare 
Education

June 22, 2010.
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Advisory Panel on 
Medicare Education (the Panel) in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The Panel advises and makes recommendations to the 
Secretary 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: Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., 
eastern daylight time (e.d.t.).
    Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments: 
Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 5 p.m., e.d.t.
    Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Tuesday, June 8, 
2009, 5 p.m., e.d.t.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Hilton Washington Hotel Embassy Row, 2015 
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    Meeting Registration, Presentations, and Written Comments: Cindy 
Falconi, Acting Designated Federal Official (DFO), Division of Forum 
and Conference Development, Office of External Affairs, Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1-13-
05, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 or contact Ms. Falconi via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Registration: The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is 
limited to the space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting 
must register by contacting the DFO at the address listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice or by telephone at number listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice, by the date 
listed in the DATES section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Falconi, (410) 786-6452. 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/04_APME.asp) for additional information and 
updates on committee activities. Press inquiries are handled through 
the CMS Press Office at (202) 690-6145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(the Secretary) to establish an advisory panel if the Secretary 
determines that the panel is ``in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed * * * by law.'' Such duties are 
imposed by section 1804 of the Social Security Act (the Act), requiring 
the Secretary to provide informational materials to Medicare 
beneficiaries about the Medicare program, and section 1851(d) of the 
Act, requiring the Secretary to provide for ``activities * * * to 
broadly disseminate information to [M]edicare beneficiaries * * * on 
the coverage options provided under [Medicare Advantage] in order to 
promote an active, informed selection among such options.''
    The Panel is also authorized by section 1114(f) of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 1311(f)) and section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 217a). The Secretary signed the charter establishing this Panel 
on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999) and approved the 
renewal of the charter on January 21, 2009 (74 FR 13442, March 27, 
2009). 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:
     To provide recommendations on the development and 
implementation of a national Medicare education program that describes 
benefit options under Medicare.
     To enhance the Federal government's effectiveness in 
informing the Medicare consumer.
     To make recommendations on how to expand outreach to 
vulnerable and underserved communities, including racial and ethnic 
minorities, in the context of a national Medicare education program.
     To assemble an information base of best practices for 
helping consumers evaluate benefit options and build a community 
infrastructure for information, counseling, and assistance.
    The current members of the Panel are: Gwendolyn T. Bronson, SHINE/
SHIP Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE Program; Yanira Cruz, PhD, 
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Hispanic Council on 
Aging; Stephen P. Fera, M.B.A., Vice President, Social Mission 
Programs, Independence Blue Cross; Nan-Kirsten Forte, Executive Vice 
President, Consumer Services, WebMD; Richard C. Frank, M.D., Director, 
Cancer Research, Whittingham Cancer Center; Cathy C. Graeff, R.Ph., 
M.B.A., Partner, Sonora Advisory Group; Carmen R. Green, M.D., 
Professor, Anesthesiology and Associate Professor, Health, Management, 
and Policy, University of Michigan; Jessie C. Gruman, PhD, President, 
Center for Advancing Health; Cindy Hounsell, J.D., President, Women's 
Institute for a Secure

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Retirement; Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Nation; Gail Hunt, 
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance for 
Caregiving; Warren Jones, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., Executive Director, 
Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health; 
Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Area 
Agencies on Aging; David W. Roberts, M.P.A., Vice President, Government 
Relations, Healthcare Information and Management System Society; Julie 
Boden Schmidt, M.S., Associate Vice President, Training and Technical 
Assistance, National Association of Community Health Centers; Rebecca 
P. Snead, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, 
National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations and APME Chair; Donna 
Yee, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Asian Community Center of Sacramento 
Valley; Deeanna Jang, Policy Director, Asian and Pacific Islander 
American Health Forum; Andrew Kramer, M.D., Professor of Medicine, 
Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado, 
Denver; John Lui, PhD, M.B.A., Executive Director, Stout Vocational 
Rehabilitation Institute.
    The agenda for the June 22, 2010 meeting will include the 
following:
     Recap of the previous (March 31, 2010) meeting.
     Subgroup Committee Work Summary.
     Medicare Outreach and Education Strategies.
     Public Comment.
     Listening Session with CMS Leadership.
     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 the DFO at the address listed in the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES section of this 
notice. The number of oral presentations may be limited by the time 
available. Individuals not wishing to make a presentation may submit 
written comments to the DFO at the address listed in the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES section of this 
notice.
    Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special 
accommodations should contact the DFO at the address listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES 
section of this notice.

    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: May 13, 2010.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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