[Federal Register: March 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 42)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-4089-N2]
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare
Education--March 22, 2005: Location Change
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting and meeting location change.
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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 (the
Panel) on March 22, 2005. 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 notice replaces the
meeting notice published on February 25, 2005 (70 FR 9362) due to a
change in the meeting location.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 22, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., e.s.t.
Deadline for Presentations and Comments: March 15, 2005, 12 noon,
e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting location originally published in the February
25, 2005 notice has changed. The new meeting location is the Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20201. Persons planning to attend must follow the security
procedures listed below in the ``Meeting Attendance'' section of this
notice.
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 Ms. Johnson via e-mail at
ljohnson3@cms.hhs.gov. Press inquiries are handled through the CMS
Press Office at (202) 690-6145.
Meeting Attendance: The meeting is open to the public; however,
attendance is limited to space available. Attendance will be determined
on a first-come, first-served basis. Persons wishing to attend this
meeting, which is located on Federal property, must call or e-mail Ms.
Johnson to register in advance no later than 5 p.m. (e.s.t.), Friday,
March 18, 2005.
The following information must be e-mailed or telephoned to Ms.
Johnson by the date and time above:
Name(s) of attendee(s);
Title(s);
Organization;
E-mail address(es); and
Telephone number(s).
Persons attending the meeting must present photographic
identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service
personnel before they will be allowed to enter the building.
Individuals who are not registered in advance will not be permitted to
enter the building and will be unable to attend the meeting.
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 this
Panel on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 7849) and approved the renewal of the
charter on January 14, 2005. The Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator of the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 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.
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: Dr. Drew E. Altman, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; James
L. Bildner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, New Horizons
Partners, LLC; Dr. Jane Delgado, Chief Executive Officer, National
Alliance For Hispanic Health; Clayton Fong, President and Chief
Executive Officer, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging; Thomas Hall,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cardio-Kinetics, Inc.; The
Honorable Bobby Jindal, United States Congress; David Knutson,
Director, Health System Studies, Park Nicollet Institute for Research
and Education; Donald J. Lott, Executive Director, Indian Family Health
Clinic; Dr. Frank I. Luntz, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Luntz Research Companies; Katherine Metzger, Director, Medicare and
Medicaid Programs, Fallon Community Health Plan; David Null, Financial
Advisor, Merrill Lynch; Dr. Marlon Priest, Professor of Emergency
Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Susan O. Raetzman,
Associate Director, Public Policy Institute, AARP, and Catherine
Valenti, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Caring Voice
Coalition.
The agenda for the March 22, 2005 meeting will include the
following:
Recap of the previous (November 30, 2004) meeting.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services update.
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Medicare Modernization Act: Outreach and education
strategies.
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 should 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.s.t., March 15, 2005.
The number of oral presentations may be limited by the time available.
Individuals not wishing to make a presentation may submit written
comments to Ms. Johnson by 12 noon, e.s.t., March 15, 2005. 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 should contact Ms.
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).
Dated: March 1, 2005.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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