[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8193-8194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting Announcement for the Technical Advisory Panel on Medicare 
Trustee Reports

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the meeting dates for the Technical 
Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 
and Wednesday February 8, 2017 in Washington, DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 from 9:15 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday February 8, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. Eastern Time and it is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hubert Humphrey Building 200 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC, 20201 Room 738G.3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald Oellerich, Designated 
Federal Officer, at the Office of Human Services Policy, Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 
690-8410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Purpose: The Panel will discuss the long-term rate of change in 
health spending and may make recommendations to the Secretary on how 
the Medicare Trustees might more accurately estimate health spending in 
the short and 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 measure 
health spending. This Committee is governed by the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 
10(a)(1) and (a)(2)). The Committee is composed of nine members 
appointed by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
    II. Agenda. The Panel will likely hear presentations from two 
outside experts; one on prescription drugs spending and a second on 
spillover effects. In addition the HHS Office of the Actuary will 
present on issues the panel may wish to address. Additional 
presentations regarding long range growth, sustainability of provider 
payments under Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare Access and Chip 
Reauthorization Act (MACRA), methods for transitioning from short term 
(10 year) to long term (75 year) projections and methods and the 
presentation of uncertainty in the report may follow. After any 
presentations, the Panel will deliberate openly on the topics. 
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.
    III. Meeting Attendance. The Tuesday, February 7, 2017 and 
Wednesday February 8, 2017 meetings are open to the public; however, 
in-person attendance is limited to space available.

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Meeting Registration

    The public may attend the meeting in-person. Space is limited and 
registration is required in order to attend in-person. Registration may 
be completed by emailing or faxing all the following information to Dr. 
Donald Oellerich at [email protected] or fax 202-690-6562:

Name.
Company name.
Postal address.
Email address.

    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact Dr. Oellerich, no later than 
January 31, 2017 by sending an email message to [email protected] 
or calling 202-690-8410.
    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 Technical 
Advisory Panel on Medicare Trustee Reports is available upon request 
from Dr. Donald Oellerich at [email protected] or by calling 202-
690-8410.

    Dated: January 12, 2017.
Kathryn E. Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2017-01479 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am]
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