[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 550-551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee; 
Meetings

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the 2021 meetings of the Physician-
Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC). These 
meetings include deliberation and voting on proposals for physician-
focused payment models (PFPMs) submitted by individuals and stakeholder 
entities and may include discussions on topics related to current or 
previously submitted PFPMs. All meetings are open to the public.

DATES: The 2021 PTAC meetings will occur on the following dates:

 Thursday-Friday, June 10-11, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
ET
 Monday-Tuesday, September 27-28, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET
 Thursday-Friday, December 16-17, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET

    Please note that times are subject to change. If the times change, 
the ASPE PTAC website will be updated (https://aspe.hhs.gov/ptac-physician-focused-payment-model-technical-advisory-committee) and 
registrants will be notified directly via email.

ADDRESSES: All PTAC meetings will be held virtually or in the Great 
Hall of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stella Mandl, Designated Federal 
Officer at [email protected] (202) 690-6870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Agenda and Comments. PTAC will hear presentations on proposed PFPMs 
that have been submitted by individuals and stakeholder entities and/or 
discussion on topics related to current or previously submitted PFPMs. 
Regarding proposed PFPMs, following each presentation, PTAC will 
deliberate on the proposed PFPM. If PTAC completes its deliberation, 
PTAC will vote on the extent to which the proposed PFPM meets criteria 
established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and on an 
overall

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recommendation to the Secretary. Time will be allocated for public 
comments. The agenda and other documents will be posted on the PTAC 
section of the ASPE website, https://aspe.hhs.gov/ptac-physician-focused-payment-model-technical-advisory-committee, prior to the 
meeting. The agenda is subject to change. If the agenda does change, 
registrants will be notified directly via email, the website will be 
updated, and notification will be sent out through the PTAC email 
listserv (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=PTAC to subscribe).
    Meeting Attendance. These meetings are open to the public and may 
be hosted in-person or virtually. We intend that in-person meetings 
will be held in the Great Hall of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building. The 
public may attend in person, when feasible, via conference call, or 
view the meeting via livestream at www.hhs.gov/live. The conference 
call dial-in information will be sent to registrants prior to the 
meeting. Space may be limited, and registration is preferred. For 
meetings that are held virtually, the public may attend via WebEx link 
(including a dial-in only option) or view the meeting via livestream at 
www.hhs.gov/live. Registration may be completed online at http://www.cvent.com/d/gbq2tg. Name, organization name, and email address are 
submitted when registering. Registrants will receive a confirmation 
email shortly after completing the registration process.
    Special Accommodations. If sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed, please contact 
ASPE PTAC staff, no later than two weeks prior to the scheduled 
meeting. Please submit your requests by email to [email protected].
    Authority. 42 U.S.C 1395(ee); Section 101(e)(1) of the Medicare 
Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; Section 51003(b) of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
    PTAC is 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.

    Dated: December 30, 2020.
Brenda Destro,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HSP).
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