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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, this notice announces a meeting
and hearing of the Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group mandated by section
1014 of the Medicare Modernization
Act.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, June 7, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. The hearing will be held
Wednesday, June 8, 2005 from 8 a.m. to
12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting and hearing
will both be held at the Jackson Medical
Mall, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive,
Jackson, Mississippi 39213. The meeting
and hearing are open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or
ctaplin@ahrq.gov. If sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodation for a disability is
needed, please contact Mr. Donald L.
Inniss, Director, Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity Program,
Program Support Center, on (301) 443–
1144.
The agenda and roster is available on
the Citizens’ Group Web site. https://
www.citizenshealth.ahrq.gov. When a
transcription of the Group’s June 7 and
8 meeting and hearing are completed,
they are available on the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1014 of Pub. L. 108–173, (known as the
Medicare Modernization Act) directs the
Secretary of the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS), acting
through the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, to establish a
Citizens’ Health Care Working Group
(Citizen Group). This statutory
provision, codified in 42 U.S.C. 299 n.,
directs the Working Group to: (1)
Identify options for changing our health
care system so that every American has
the ability to obtain quality, affordable
health care coverage; (2) provide for a
nationwide public debate about
improving the health care system; and
(3) submit their recommendations to the
President and the Congress.
The Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group is composed of 15 members: The
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Secretary of DHHS is designated as a
member by the statute and the
Comptroller General of the U.S.
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) is directed to appoint the
remaining 14 members. The Comptroller
General announced the 14 appointments
on February 28, 2005. A list of the
Working group members is available on
the GAO Web site (https://www.gao.gov).
Agenda
The meeting on June 7 will be
devoted to ongoing Working Group
business. The hearing on the morning of
June 8 will be devoted to three broad
topics: Access; the reality of being
uninsured; and State, local, and private
initiatives.
The business meeting on June 7 will
address topics such as: Discussions of
future additional hearings, the required
Report to the American People, and
continuing discussion regarding
approaches for conducting the
community meetings required by the
statute.
Submission of Written Information
Individuals or organizations wishing
to provide written information for
consideration by the Citizen Group
should submit information
electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.hhs.gov. Targeted
but separate submissions that address
the following topics are encouraged: (1)
The above-listed issues that will be
addressed at the June meeting; (2) the
issues that the statute requires the
Report to the American People to
address which can be found at the
Citizen Group Web site; and (3)
examples of innovative public or private
sector initiatives to address the issues
that the statute requires the hearings or
Report to address. If an individual or
organization wishes to address more
than one of these topics, separate
submissions are requested. Because all
electronic submissions will be posted
on the Working Group Web site,
separate submissions will facilitate
review of ideas submitted on each topic
by the Working Group and the public.
Dated: May 24, 2005
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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Federal Register on May 9, 2005,
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Æ Name of Subcommittee: Health
Systems Research
Date: June 17, 2005.
Æ Name of Subcommittee: Health
Care Quality and Effectiveness Research
Date: June 23, 2005.
Dated: May 12, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting of the Citizens' Health Care Working Group
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting and hearing of the
Citizens' Health Care Working Group mandated by section 1014 of the
Medicare Modernization Act.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. The hearing will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2005 from 8 a.m. to
12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The meeting and hearing will both be held at the Jackson
Medical Mall, 350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, Mississippi
39213. The meeting and hearing are open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Taplin, Citizens' Health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443-1514 or ctaplin@ahrq.gov. If sign language
interpretation or other reasonable accommodation for a disability is
needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of Equal
Employment Opportunity Program, Program Support Center, on (301) 443-
1144.
The agenda and roster is available on the Citizens' Group Web site.
https://www.citizenshealth.ahrq.gov. When a transcription of the Group's
June 7 and 8 meeting and hearing are completed, they are available on
the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1014 of Pub. L. 108-173, (known as
the Medicare Modernization Act) directs the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, to establish a Citizens' Health Care
Working Group (Citizen Group). This statutory provision, codified in 42
U.S.C. 299 n., directs the Working Group to: (1) Identify options for
changing our health care system so that every American has the ability
to obtain quality, affordable health care coverage; (2) provide for a
nationwide public debate about improving the health care system; and
(3) submit their recommendations to the President and the Congress.
The Citizens' Health Care Working Group is composed of 15 members:
The Secretary of DHHS is designated as a member by the statute and the
Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
is directed to appoint the remaining 14 members. The Comptroller
General announced the 14 appointments on February 28, 2005. A list of
the Working group members is available on the GAO Web site (https://
www.gao.gov).
Agenda
The meeting on June 7 will be devoted to ongoing Working Group
business. The hearing on the morning of June 8 will be devoted to three
broad topics: Access; the reality of being uninsured; and State, local,
and private initiatives.
The business meeting on June 7 will address topics such as:
Discussions of future additional hearings, the required Report to the
American People, and continuing discussion regarding approaches for
conducting the community meetings required by the statute.
Submission of Written Information
Individuals or organizations wishing to provide written information
for consideration by the Citizen Group should submit information
electronically to citizenshealth@ahrq.hhs.gov. Targeted but separate
submissions that address the following topics are encouraged: (1) The
above-listed issues that will be addressed at the June meeting; (2) the
issues that the statute requires the Report to the American People to
address which can be found at the Citizen Group Web site; and (3)
examples of innovative public or private sector initiatives to address
the issues that the statute requires the hearings or Report to address.
If an individual or organization wishes to address more than one of
these topics, separate submissions are requested. Because all
electronic submissions will be posted on the Working Group Web site,
separate submissions will facilitate review of ideas submitted on each
topic by the Working Group and the public.
Dated: May 24, 2005
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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