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Medicare Program; Announcement of
Meeting of the Advisory Panel on
Medicare Education, June 26, 2008
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice announces a meeting of Advisory
Panel on Medicare Education (the
Panel). 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 the
effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare
program. This meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: Meeting Date: June 26, 2008 from
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., d.s.t.
Deadline for Meeting Registration,
Presentations and Comments: June 19,
2008, 12 noon, d.s.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special
Accommodations: June 12, 2008, 12
noon, d.s.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Four
Points Hotel, 1201 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 349–2205.
Meeting Registration, Presentations,
and Written Comments: Lynne Johnson,
Designated Federal Official, Division of
Forum and Conference Development,
Office of External Affairs, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500
Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1–05–06,
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or contact
Ms. Johnson via e-mail at
Lynne.Johnson@cms.hhs.gov.
Registration: The meeting is open to
the public, but attendance is limited to
the space available. Persons wishing to
attend this meeting must register by
contacting Lynne Johnson at the address
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice or by telephone at (410) 786–
0090, by the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynne Johnson, (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/04_APME.asp) for additional
information and updates on committee
activities. Press inquiries are handled
through the CMS Press Office at (202)
690–6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act authorizes the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (the
Secretary) to establish an advisory panel
if the Secretary determines that the
panel is ‘‘in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed * * * by law.’’ Such
duties are imposed by section 1804 of
the Social Security Act (the Act),
requiring the Secretary to provide
informational materials to Medicare
beneficiaries about the Medicare
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program, and section 1851(d) of the Act,
requiring the Secretary to provide for
‘‘activities * * * to broadly disseminate
information to [M]edicare beneficiaries
* * * on the coverage options provided
under [Medicare Advantage] in order to
promote an active, informed selection
among such options.’’
The Panel is also authorized by
1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1311(f))
and section 222 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a). The
Secretary signed the charter establishing
this Panel on January 21, 1999 and
approved the renewal of the charter on
November 14, 2006. The establishment
of the charter and the renewal of the
charter were announced in the February
17, 1999 Federal Register (64 FR 7899),
and the March 23, 2007 Federal
Register (72 FR 13796), respectively.
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 Secretary delegates
authority to the Administrator.
The goals of the Panel are as follows:
• To provide recommendations on
the development and implementation of
a national Medicare education program
that describes the options for selecting
a health plan and prescription drug plan
under Medicare.
• To enhance the Federal
government’s effectiveness in informing
the Medicare consumer, including the
appropriate use of public-private
partnerships.
• To provide recommendations on
how 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:
Anita B. Boles, Executive Director,
Society for the Arts in Healthcare;
Gwendolyn T. Bronson, SHINE/SHIP
Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE
Program; Dr. Yanira Cruz, President and
Chief Executive Officer, National
Hispanic Council on Aging; Clayton
Fong, President and Chief Executive
Officer, National Asian Pacific Center
on Aging; Nan Kirsten-Forte, Executive
Vice President, Consumer Services,
WebMD; Dr. Jessie C. Gruman, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Center for
the Advancement of Health; Dr. David
Lansky, PhD., President and Chief
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Executive Officer, Pacific Business
Group on Health; Dr. Daniel Lyons,
Senior Vice President, Government
Programs, Independence Blue Cross; Dr.
Frank B. McArdle, Manager, Hewitt
Research Office, Hewitt Associates;
Traci McClellan, J.D., Executive
Director, National Indian Council on
Aging; 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; Gary A. Puckrein,
PhD., President and Chief Executive
Officer, National Minority Quality
Forum; Rebecca Snead, Executive Vice
President and Chief Executive Officer,
National Alliance of State Pharmacy
Associations; William A. Steel, Past
President, The National Grange; Marvin
Tuttle, Jr., CAE, Executive Director and
Chief Executive Officer, Financial
Planning Association; Catherine Valenti,
Consultant, American Academy of HIV
Medicine; and Grant Wedner, Vice
President, Partnerships and Corporate
Development, Daily Strength, Inc.
The agenda for the June 26, 2008
meeting will include the following:
• Recap of the previous (March 11,
2008) meeting.
• Medicare 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 at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice by the
date listed in the DATES section of this
notice. 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 at the address
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice by the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice.
Individuals requiring sign language
interpretation or other special
accommodations should contact Ms.
Johnson at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice by the
date listed in the DATES section of this
notice.
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).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 93.733, Medicare—Hospital
Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare—Supplementary Medical
Insurance Program)
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Dated: April 23, 2008.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
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Adjustment for Additional Allotments
To Eliminate Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Funding Shortfalls; Final SCHIP
Allotments for FYs 2008 and 2009;
Redistribution of Unused SCHIP FY
2005 Allotments To Eliminate FY 2008
Funding Shortfalls; Additional
Allotments To Eliminate FY 2008
Funding Shortfalls; and Provisions for
Continued Authority for Qualifying
States To Use a Portion of Certain
SCHIP Funds for Medicaid
Expenditures
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice describes the
implementation of certain funding
provisions under title XXI of the Social
Security Act (SCHIP) as amended by the
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), (Pub.
L. 110–173), and other related SCHIP
legislation. These funding provisions
include: The retrospective adjustment of
the additional allotments to eliminate
fiscal year (FY) 2007 SCHIP funding
shortfalls; the final FYs 2008 and 2009
SCHIP allotments; the redistribution of
the amounts of States’ unused FY 2005
allotments to eliminate FY 2008 SCHIP
funding shortfalls; the provision of
additional allotments to eliminate FY
2008 SCHIP funding shortfalls; and the
provision for ‘‘qualifying States’’ to elect
to use a portion of their available SCHIP
allotments as increased Federal
matching funds for certain expenditures
in their Medicaid programs under title
XIX of the Act.
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is
effective on June 23, 2008. The
allotments set forth in this notice are
available for expenditures on or after the
start of the identified fiscal year to
which they pertain.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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I. Background
A. Availability and Redistribution of
SCHIP Fiscal Year Allotments
Title XXI of the Social Security Act
(the Act) sets forth the State Children’s
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to
enable States, the District of Columbia,
and specified Commonwealths and
Territories to initiate and expand health
insurance coverage to uninsured, lowincome children. The 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealths and Territories may
implement the SCHIP through a
separate child health program under
title XXI of the Act, an expanded
Medicaid program under Title XIX of
the Act, or a combination of both.
Federal funds appropriated for Title
XXI are limited, and the law specifies a
formula to divide the total annual
appropriation into individual allotments
available for each State, the District of
Columbia, and each U.S. Territory and
Commonwealth with an approved child
health plan.
Section 2104(b) of the Act requires
States, the District of Columbia, and
U.S. Territories and Commonwealths to
have an approved child health plan for
the fiscal year in order for the Secretary
to provide an allotment for that fiscal
year.
Section 2104(e) of the Act specifies
that in general the SCHIP allotments for
a Federal fiscal year are available for
payment to States for their expenditures
under an approved State child health
plan for an initial 3-fiscal year period of
availability, including the fiscal year for
which the allotment was provided.
Section 2104(f) of the Act specifies that
in general the amounts of States’
allotments which are not expended
during the initial 3-year period of
availability are to be redistributed to
those States that have fully spent these
fiscal year allotments during this period
of availability in accordance with an
appropriate procedure determined by
the Secretary. Furthermore, section
2104(e) of the Act specifies that the
amounts of the redistributed allotments
continue to be available for expenditure
by the States receiving these
redistributions to the end of the fiscal
year in which these funds are
redistributed.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Medicare Program; Announcement of Meeting of the Advisory Panel
on Medicare Education, June 26, 2008
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, this
notice announces a meeting of Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (the
Panel). 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 the effectiveness of consumer education
strategies concerning the Medicare program. This meeting is open to the
public.
DATES: Meeting Date: June 26, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., d.s.t.
Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments: June
19, 2008, 12 noon, d.s.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: June 12, 2008, 12
noon, d.s.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Four Points Hotel, 1201 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 349-2205.
Meeting Registration, Presentations, and Written Comments: Lynne
Johnson, Designated Federal Official, Division of Forum and Conference
Development, Office of External Affairs, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1-05-06,
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 or contact Ms. Johnson via e-mail at
Lynne.Johnson@cms.hhs.gov.
Registration: The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is
limited to the space available. Persons wishing to attend this meeting
must register by contacting Lynne Johnson at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or by telephone at (410) 786-0090, by
the date listed in the DATES section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Johnson, (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/04_APME.asp) for additional information and
updates on committee activities. Press inquiries are handled through
the CMS Press Office at (202) 690-6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) to establish an advisory panel if the Secretary
determines that the panel is ``in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed * * * by law.'' Such duties are
imposed by section 1804 of the Social Security Act (the Act), requiring
the Secretary to provide informational materials to Medicare
beneficiaries about the Medicare program, and section 1851(d) of the
Act, requiring the Secretary to provide for ``activities * * * to
broadly disseminate information to [M]edicare beneficiaries * * * on
the coverage options provided under [Medicare Advantage] in order to
promote an active, informed selection among such options.''
The Panel is also authorized by 1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1311(f)) and section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
217a). The Secretary signed the charter establishing this Panel on
January 21, 1999 and approved the renewal of the charter on November
14, 2006. The establishment of the charter and the renewal of the
charter were announced in the February 17, 1999 Federal Register (64 FR
7899), and the March 23, 2007 Federal Register (72 FR 13796),
respectively. 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
Secretary delegates authority to the Administrator.
The goals of the Panel are as follows:
To provide recommendations on the development and
implementation of a national Medicare education program that describes
the options for selecting a health plan and prescription drug plan
under Medicare.
To enhance the Federal government's effectiveness in
informing the Medicare consumer, including the appropriate use of
public-private partnerships.
To provide recommendations on how 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: Anita B. Boles, Executive
Director, Society for the Arts in Healthcare; Gwendolyn T. Bronson,
SHINE/SHIP Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE Program; Dr. Yanira Cruz,
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Hispanic Council on
Aging; Clayton Fong, President and Chief Executive Officer, National
Asian Pacific Center on Aging; Nan Kirsten-Forte, Executive Vice
President, Consumer Services, WebMD; Dr. Jessie C. Gruman, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Center for the Advancement of Health; Dr.
David Lansky, PhD., President and Chief
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Executive Officer, Pacific Business Group on Health; Dr. Daniel Lyons,
Senior Vice President, Government Programs, Independence Blue Cross;
Dr. Frank B. McArdle, Manager, Hewitt Research Office, Hewitt
Associates; Traci McClellan, J.D., Executive Director, National Indian
Council on Aging; 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; Gary A. Puckrein, PhD., President and Chief Executive
Officer, National Minority Quality Forum; Rebecca Snead, Executive Vice
President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance of State
Pharmacy Associations; William A. Steel, Past President, The National
Grange; Marvin Tuttle, Jr., CAE, Executive Director and Chief Executive
Officer, Financial Planning Association; Catherine Valenti, Consultant,
American Academy of HIV Medicine; and Grant Wedner, Vice President,
Partnerships and Corporate Development, Daily Strength, Inc.
The agenda for the June 26, 2008 meeting will include the
following:
Recap of the previous (March 11, 2008) meeting.
Medicare 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 at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice. 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 at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice.
Individuals requiring sign language interpretation or other special
accommodations should contact Ms. Johnson at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice by the date listed in the DATES
section of this notice.
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).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.733,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; and Program No. 93.774,
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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