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DATES: The meeting will take place
Thursday, September 7, 2006, from 9
a.m. to 5:15 p.m., ET; and Friday,
September 8, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 12
noon, ET.
ADDRESSES: The Westin Embassy Row,
2100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20008. Phone 202–293–
2100.
Agenda: The meeting agenda will be
posted at https://www.bioethics.gov.
Public Comments: The Council
encourages public input, either in
person or in writing. At this meeting,
interested members of the public may
address the Council, beginning at 11:45
a.m., on Friday, September 8. Comments
are limited to no more than five minutes
per speaker or organization. As a
courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane
Gianelli, Director of Communications,
in advance of your intention to make a
public statement, and give your name
and affiliation. To submit a written
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Gianelli at one of the addresses given
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Diane Gianelli, Director of
Communications, The President’s
Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20006. Telephone: 202/296–4669. Email: info@bioethics.gov. Web site:
https://www.bioethics.gov.
Dated: August 7, 2006.
F. Daniel Davis,
Executive Director, The President’s Council
on Bioethics.
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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 (DHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, this notice announces a meeting of
the Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group (Working Group) mandated by
section 1014 of the Medicare
Modernization Act.
SUMMARY:
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A business meeting of the
Working Group will be held on Monday
August 28, 2006 and Tuesday August
29, 2006. On August 28, the session will
begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. On
August 29, the session will begin at 8:30
a.m. and end at 2 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will take place
at the conference room of the United
Food and Commercial Workers
International Union. The office is
located at 1775 K Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20006. The main
receptionist area is located on the 7th
floor; the conference room is located on
the 11th floor. The meeting is open to
the public.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or
caroline.taplin@ahrq.hhs.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 for this Working Group
meeting will be available on the
Citizens’ Working Group Web site,
www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also
available at that side is a roster of
Working Group members. When a
summary of this meeting is completed,
it will also be available on the Web site.
Section
1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as
the Medicare Modernization Act) directs
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS),
acting through the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, to
establish a Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group (Working Group). This
statutory provision, codified at 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 its
recommendations to the President and
the Congress.
The Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group is composed of 15 members: The
Secretary of HHS is designated as a
member by statute. The Comptroller
General of the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) was
directed to name the remaining 14
members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group meeting on
August 28 and August 29 will be
devoted to ongoing Working Group
business. The principal topic to be
addressed will be the refinement of
materials associated with the Working
Group’s final recommendations. Interim
recommendations were posted on the
Working Group’s Web site https://
www.citizenshealthcare.gov on June 2,
2006. the comment period for the
interim recommendations ends August
31, 2006 and the target date for release
of final recommendations in September
26, 2006.
Submission of Written Information
To fulfill its charge described above,
the Working Group has been conducting
a public dialogue on health care in
America through public meetings held
across the country and through
comments received on its Web site. The
Working Group invites members of the
public to the Web site to be part of that
dialogue and encourages comments on
the interim recommendations.
Further, the Working Group will
accept written submissions for
consideration at the Working Group
business meeting listed above. In
general, individuals or organizations
wishing to provide written information
for consideration by the Citizens’ Health
Care Working Group at this meeting
should submit information
electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.gov.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
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 (DHRQ), 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 of the Citizens' Health
Care Working Group (Working Group) mandated by section 1014 of the
Medicare Modernization Act.
DATES: A business meeting of the Working Group will be held on Monday
August 28, 2006 and Tuesday August 29, 2006. On August 28, the session
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. On August 29, the session
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the conference room of the
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. The office is
located at 1775 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. The main
receptionist area is located on the 7th floor; the conference room is
located on the 11th floor. The meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Taplin, Citizens' Health Care
Working Group, at (301) 443-1514 or caroline.taplin@ahrq.hhs.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 for this Working Group meeting will be available on the
Citizens' Working Group Web site, www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also
available at that side is a roster of Working Group members. When a
summary of this meeting is completed, it will also be available on the
Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1014 of Public Law 108-173, (known
as the Medicare Modernization Act) directs the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to establish a Citizens'
Health Care Working Group (Working Group). This statutory provision,
codified at 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 its recommendations to the
President and the Congress.
The Citizens' Health Care Working Group is composed of 15 members:
The Secretary of HHS is designated as a member by statute. The
Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
was directed to name the remaining 14 members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group meeting on August 28 and August 29 will be
devoted to ongoing Working Group business. The principal topic to be
addressed will be the refinement of materials associated with the
Working Group's final recommendations. Interim recommendations were
posted on the Working Group's Web site https://
www.citizenshealthcare.gov on June 2, 2006. the comment period for the
interim recommendations ends August 31, 2006 and the target date for
release of final recommendations in September 26, 2006.
Submission of Written Information
To fulfill its charge described above, the Working Group has been
conducting a public dialogue on health care in America through public
meetings held across the country and through comments received on its
Web site. The Working Group invites members of the public to the Web
site to be part of that dialogue and encourages comments on the interim
recommendations.
Further, the Working Group will accept written submissions for
consideration at the Working Group business meeting listed above. In
general, individuals or organizations wishing to provide written
information for consideration by the Citizens' Health Care Working
Group at this meeting should submit information electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.gov.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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