[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17653-17654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7484]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-9978-N4]
Public Meeting of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP)
Advisory Board, April 15, 2011
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the fourth meeting of an advisory
committee to the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance
Oversight (CCIIO) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted by
telephone. The purpose of the meeting is to assist and advise the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services' through CCIIO
strategy to foster the creation of qualified nonprofit consumer-
operated health insurance issuers.
DATES: Meeting Date: April 15, 2011 at 1 p.m. (eastern daylight time
(e.d.t.)). Meeting Registration and Written Comments: Anne Bollinger,
Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, CMS, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 301-492-4395, Fax: 301-
492-4462, or contact by e-mail at [email protected]. Written
comments must be submitted in Word format. Deadline for Requesting
Special Accommodations: April 12, 2011, 5 p.m., e.d.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Phone Access: Participants should dial into the toll
free phone number (877) 917-7130, and provide the following code to the
operator: HHS.
Registration: The meeting is open to the public and only available
through the toll free number. Persons wishing to attend this meeting
must register by contacting the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Bollinger, 301-492-4395. Press
inquiries are handled through CCIIO's Press Office at (202) 690-6343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The purpose of the meeting is to assist and advise the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) (the
Department) through the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance
Oversight (CCIIO) on the Department's strategy to foster the creation
of qualified consumer-operated nonprofit health insurance issuers (CO-
OPs). Specifically, the advisory committee (the Committee) will advise
the Secretary concerning the award of grants and loans related to
section 1322 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the
Affordable Care Act), entitled ``Federal program to assist
establishment and operation of nonprofit, member run health insurance
issuers.'' In these matters, the Committee will consult with all
components of the Department, other Federal entities, and non-Federal
organizations, as appropriate; and examine relevant data sources to
assess the grant and loan award strategy to provide recommendations to
CCIIO.
II. Meeting Agenda
The Committee will present its proposed report and recommendations
as agreed to in substance at the March 14, 2011 advisory committee
meeting and will conduct a vote of the Committee on whether to approve
the report as its recommendation to CCIIO concerning the grant and loan
award strategy for CO-OPs. We intend to make background material
available to the public no later than 2 business days prior to the
meeting. If we are unable to post the background material on our Web
site prior to the meeting, the background material will be posted on
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the Web site after the meeting, at http://cciio.cms.gov/.
Individuals requiring special accommodations must contact the
Designated Federal Official (DFO) via the contact information specified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice by the
date listed in the DATES section of this notice.
We are committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. We refer readers to our Web site at http://cciio.cms.gov/ for
procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: March 25, 2011.
Donald M. Berwick,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-7484 Filed 3-29-11; 8:45 am]
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