[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 65195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27106]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; 
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare 
Trustee Reports

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces public meetings of the Technical 
Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports (Panel). Notice of these 
meetings is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Panel will discuss the long 
range (75 year) projection methods and assumptions in projecting 
Medicare health expenditures and projecting National Health 
Expenditures and may make recommendations to the Medicare Trustees on 
how the Trustees might more accurately estimate health spending in the 
long run. The Panel's discussion is expected to be very technical in 
nature and will focus on the actuarial and economic assumptions and 
methods by which Trustees might more accurately project health 
spending. Although panelists are not limited in the topics they may 
discuss, the Panel is not expected to discuss or recommend changes in 
current or future Medicare provider payment rates or coverage policy.

DATES: Meeting Date: November 9, 2011, 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at HHS headquarters at 200 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC., 20201, Room 443E.
    Comments: The meeting will allocate time on the agenda to hear 
public comments at the end of the meeting. In lieu of oral comments, 
formal written comments may be submitted for the record to Donald T. 
Oellerich, OASPE, 200 Independence Ave., SW., 20201, Room 405F. Those 
submitting written comments should identify themselves and any relevant 
organizational affiliations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald T Oellerich (202) 690-7409, 
[email protected]. Note: Although the meeting is open to the 
public, procedures governing security procedures and the entrance to 
Federal buildings may change without notice. Those wishing to attend 
the meeting must call or e-mail Dr. Oellerich by Monday November 7, 
2011, so that their name may be put on a list of expected attendees and 
forwarded to the security officers at HHS Headquarters.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Topics of the Meeting: The Panel is 
specifically charged with discussing and possibly making 
recommendations to the Medicare Trustees on how the Trustees might more 
accurately project health spending in the United States. The discussion 
is expected to focus on highly technical aspects of estimation 
involving economics and actuarial science. Panelists are not 
restricted, however, in the topics that they choose to discuss.

Procedure and Agenda

    This meeting is open to the public. The Panel will likely hear 
presentations by panel members and HHS staff regarding long range 
projection methods and assumptions. After any presentations, the Panel 
will deliberate openly on the topic. Interested persons may observe the 
deliberations, but the Panel will not hear public comments during this 
time. The Panel will also allow an open public session for any attendee 
to address issues specific to the topic.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 217a; Section 222 of the Public Health 
Services Act, as amended. The panel is governed by provisions of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

Sherry Glied,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2011-27106 Filed 10-19-11; 8:45 am]
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