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Medicare Program; Meeting of the
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Centers for Medicare &
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AGENCY:
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
January 26, 2006. The Panel advises and
makes recommendations to the
Secretary 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
January 26, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., e.s.t.
Deadline for Presentations and
Comments: January 19, 2006, 12 noon,
e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Wyndham City Center, 1143 New
Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20036, (202) 775–0800.
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–
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
222 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 217a), as amended, grants to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) the authority to establish
an advisory panel for the purpose of
advising the Secretary in connection
with any of his functions. 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; 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; Dr. David Lansky, Director,
Health Program, Markle Foundation; Dr.
Frank I. Luntz, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Luntz Research
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Companies; Dr. Daniel Lyons, Senior
Vice President, Government Programs,
Independence Blue Cross; Dr. Frank B.
McArdle, Manager, Hewitt Research
Office, Hewitt Associates, Katherine
Metzger, Director, Medicare and
Medicaid Programs, Fallon Community
Health Plan; Dr. Keith Mueller,
Professor and Section Head, Health
Services Research and Rural Health
Policy, University of Nebraska; Lee
Partridge, Senior Health Policy Advisor,
National Partnership for Women and
Families; Dr. Marlon Priest, Professor of
Emergency Medicine, University of
Alabama at Birmingham; Susan O.
Raetzman, Associate Director, Public
Policy Institute, AARP; Rebecca Snead,
Administrative Manager, National
Council of State Pharmacy Association
Executives; Catherine Valenti,
Chairperson and Chief Executive
Officer, Caring Voice Coalition, and
Grant Wedner, Manager, Business
Development Team, Cosmix
Corporation.
The agenda for the January 26, 2006
meeting will include the following:
• Recap of the previous (September
27, 2005) meeting.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services update.
• Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement and Modernization Act of
2003 (Pub. L. 108–173): 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 email at Lynne.Johnson@cms.hhs.gov, no
later than 12 noon, e.s.t., January 19,
2006. 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.), January 19, 2006. 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).
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
Dated: December 16, 2005.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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Medical Device Reporting:
Manufacturer Reporting, Importer
Reporting, User Facility Reporting, and
Distributor Reporting—21 CFR Part 803
(OMB Control Number 0910–0437)
Section 519(a), (b), and (c) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(the act) (21 U.S.C. 360i(a), (b), and (c))
requires user facilities, manufacturers,
and importers of medical devices to
report adverse events involving medical
devices to FDA. On December 11, 1995
(60 FR 63578 at 63597), FDA issued part
803 (21 CFR part 803) that implemented
section 519 of the act. The regulation
was amended to conform to the changes
reflected in the FDA Modernization Act
of 1997.
Information from these reports will be
used to evaluate risks associated with
medical devices and to enable FDA to
take appropriate regulatory measures to
protect the public health.
Respondents to this collection of
information are businesses or other for
profit and nonprofit organizations
including user facilities, manufacturers,
and importers of medical devices.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
TABLE 1.—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN 1
No. of
Respondents
21 CFR Section
Annual Frequency
per Response
Total Annual
Responses
Hours per
Response
Total Hours
55
4
220
3
660
803.30
700
5
3,500
1
3,500
803.33, FDA Form 3419
700
1
700
1
700
803.40
40
17
680
1
680
803.50
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803.19
1,465
57
83,505
1
83,505
700
5
3,500
1
3,500
803.55, FDA Form 3417
Total
1 There
92,545
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-4112-N]
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare
Education, January 26, 2006
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 (the
Panel) on January 26, 2006. The Panel advises and makes recommendations
to the Secretary 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 January 26, 2006 from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., e.s.t.
Deadline for Presentations and Comments: January 19, 2006, 12 noon,
e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham City Center, 1143
New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 775-0800.
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 (https://
www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/apme/default.asp) for additional information and
updates on committee activities, or contact Ms. Johnson via e-mail at
Lynne.Johnson@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 Health and
Human Services (the Secretary) the authority to establish an advisory
panel for the purpose of advising the Secretary in connection with any
of his functions. 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; 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; Dr. David Lansky,
Director, Health Program, Markle Foundation; Dr. Frank I. Luntz,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Luntz Research Companies; Dr.
Daniel Lyons, Senior Vice President, Government Programs, Independence
Blue Cross; Dr. Frank B. McArdle, Manager, Hewitt Research Office,
Hewitt Associates, Katherine Metzger, Director, Medicare and Medicaid
Programs, Fallon Community Health Plan; Dr. Keith Mueller, Professor
and Section Head, Health Services Research and Rural Health Policy,
University of Nebraska; Lee Partridge, Senior Health Policy Advisor,
National Partnership for Women and Families; Dr. Marlon Priest,
Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham;
Susan O. Raetzman, Associate Director, Public Policy Institute, AARP;
Rebecca Snead, Administrative Manager, National Council of State
Pharmacy Association Executives; Catherine Valenti, Chairperson and
Chief Executive Officer, Caring Voice Coalition, and Grant Wedner,
Manager, Business Development Team, Cosmix Corporation.
The agenda for the January 26, 2006 meeting will include the
following:
Recap of the previous (September 27, 2005) meeting.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services update.
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization
Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-173): 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
Lynne.Johnson@cms.hhs.gov, no later than 12 noon, e.s.t., January 19,
2006. 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.), January 19, 2006.
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).
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.733,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: December 16, 2005.
Mark B. McClellan,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. E5-7757 Filed 12-22-05; 8:45 am]
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