[Federal Register: July 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 141)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-4074-N]
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare
Education--September 9, 2004
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. Appendix 2, section 10(a) (Pub. L. 92-463), this notice
announces a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education on
September 9, 2004. The Panel advises and makes recommendations to the
Secretary of the Department 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: The meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., e.d.t.
Deadline for Presentations and Comments: September 2, 2004, 12
noon, e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Washington Hotel,
1400 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 429-1700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Johnson, Health Insurance
Specialist, Division of Partnership Development, Center for Beneficiary
Choices, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, mail stop S2-23-05, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, (410) 786-
0090. 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/apme/default.asp
) for additional information and
updates on committee activities, or contact Lynne Johnson by e-mail at
ljohnson3@cms.hhs.gov. Press inquiries are handled through the CMS
Press Office at (202) 690-6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 217a), as amended, grants to the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) the authority to establish
an advisory panel if the Secretary finds the panel necessary and in the
public interest. The Secretary signed the charter establishing the
Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (the Panel) on January 21, 1999
(64 FR 7849) and approved the renewal of the charter on January 21,
2003. The Panel advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary and
the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on
opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare program.
The goals of the Panel are as follows:
To develop and implement a national Medicare education
program that describes the options for selecting a health plan under
Medicare.
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To enhance the Federal government's effectiveness in
informing the Medicare consumer, including the appropriate use of
public-private partnerships.
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 health plan options and build a community
infrastructure for information, counseling, and assistance.
The current members of the Panel are: James L. Bildner, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, New Horizons Partners, LLC; and Clayton
Fong, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Asian Pacific
Center on Aging. A list of new members will be announced in the Federal
Register on August 27, 2004.
The agenda for the September 9, 2004 meeting will include the
following:
Recap of the previous meeting (May 11, 2004).
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Update.
Medicare Program Overview.
Medicare Modernization Act Outreach and Education.
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 must submit a written copy of the oral
presentation to Lynne Johnson, Health Insurance Specialist, Division of
Partnership Development, Center for Beneficiary Choices, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail stop S2-23-
05, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 or by e-mail at ljohnson3@cms.hhs.gov no
later than 12 noon, e.d.t., September 2, 2004. The number of oral
presentations may be limited by the time available. Individuals not
wishing to make a presentation may submit written comments to Lynne
Johnson by 12 noon, (e.d.t.), September 2, 2004. The meeting is open to
the public, but attendance is limited to the space available.
Special Accommodation: Individuals requiring sign language
interpretation or other special accommodations must contact Lynne
Johnson at least 15 days before the meeting.
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: July 14, 2004.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 04-16433 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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