[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 87578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29066]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the meeting date for the Physician-
Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred 
to as ``the Committee'') on Friday, December 16, 2016 in Washington, 
DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, December 16, 2016, from 
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EST) and it is open to 
the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Capitol by the 
Smithsonian Museums in Capitol Room I, 550 C Street SW., Washington, DC 
20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Page, Designated Federal Officer, 
at the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-6870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose

    The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee 
(``the Committee'') is required by the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 U.S.C 1395ee. This Committee is also 
governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C App.), which sets forth standards for the formation 
and use of federal advisory committees. In accordance with its 
statutory mandate, the Committee is to review physician-focused payment 
model proposals and prepare recommendations regarding whether such 
models meet criteria that were established through rulemaking by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary). The Committee 
is composed of 11 members appointed by the Comptroller General.

II. Agenda

    The Committee will continue discussions about the process by which 
physician-focused payment model proposals will be received and reviewed 
by the Committee based on the criteria established by the Secretary for 
physician-focused payment models. The Committee will also discuss the 
role of non-physician stakeholders including beneficiaries and 
employers in payment models and in the Committee's processes. There 
will be time allocated for public comment on these agenda items. 
Documents will be posted on the Committee Web site and distributed on 
the Committee listserv prior to the public meeting.

III. Meeting Attendance

    The December 16, 2016 meeting is open to the public; however, in-
person attendance is limited to space available. Priority to attend the 
meeting in-person will be given to those who pre-register. If the 
meeting venue reaches its seating capacity, other registrants will be 
limited to participating by telephone.
    Meeting Registration: The public may attend the meeting in-person 
or listen by phone via audio teleconference. Space is limited and 
registration is required in order to attend in-person or by phone. 
Registration may be completed online at www.regonline.com/PTACMeetingsRegistration.
    All the following information must be submitted when registering:

Name.
Company name.
Postal address.
Email address.

    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact Angela Tejeda, no later than 
December 8, 2016 by sending an email message to [email protected] 
or calling 202-401-8297.
    Persons wishing to attend this meeting must register by following 
the instructions in the ``Meeting Registration'' section of this 
notice. A confirmation email will be sent to the registrants shortly 
after completing the registration process.

IV. Special Accommodations

    Individuals requiring special accommodations must include the 
request for these services during registration.

V. Copies of the Charter

    The Secretary's Charter for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee is available on the ASPE Web site at 
https://aspe.hhs.gov/medicare-access-and-chip-reauthorization-act-2015. 
Information about how to subscribe to the Committee's email listserv is 
found at https://aspe.hhs.gov/contact-physician-focused-payment-model-technical-advisory-committee.

    Dated: November 29, 2016.
Kathryn E. Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2016-29066 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am]
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