Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education, October 20, 2009, 48981-48982 [E9-23122]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices the key issues from on-site session attendees. As time allows, telephone participants will also have the opportunity to provide brief 2-minute comments. The meeting will conclude by 1 p.m. e.s.t. with brief comments on next steps. Dated: September 17, 2009. Charlene Frizzera, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. E9–22959 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] III. Registration Instructions DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES For security reasons, any persons wishing to attend this meeting must register by the date listed in the DATES section of this notice. Persons interested in attending the meeting or participating by teleconference must register by completing the on-line registration via the Web site at https:// www2.eventsvc.com/stage/palmettogba/ 111009. The on-line registration system will generate a confirmation page to indicate the completion of your registration. Please print this page as your registration receipt. Individuals may also participate in the listening session by teleconference. Registration is required as the number of call-in lines will be limited. The call-in number will be provided upon confirmation of registration. An audio download of the listening session will be available through the CMS Resource Use Web site within 72 hours after completion of the listening session. Use Web site at https:// www.cms.hhs.gov/center/physician.asp. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES IV. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines This meeting will be held in a Federal government building; therefore, Federal security measures are applicable. In planning your arrival time, we recommend you to arrive to the central building by 8 a.m so that you will have enough time to check-in before the session begins. The on-site check-in for visitors will begin at 8:15 a.m. e.s.t. Security measures will include inspection of vehicles, inside and out, at the entrance to the grounds. In addition, all persons entering the building must check in by name with Security, provide a government-issued ID, and pass through a metal detector. All items brought to the building, whether personal or for the purpose of demonstration or to support a presentation, including items such as laptops, cell phones, and palm pilots, are subject to physical inspection. Authority: Section 131(d) The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:52 Sep 24, 2009 Jkt 217001 BILLING CODE 4120–01–P Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–7015–N] Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education, October 20, 2009 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (the Panel) in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 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: Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., eastern daylight time (e.d.t.). Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments: October 13, 2009, 5 p.m., e.d.t. Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: October 6, 2009, 5 p.m., e.d.t. ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Hilton Washington Hotel Embassy Row, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 265–6800. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48981 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 section 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 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999) and approved the renewal of the charter on January 21, 2009 (74 FR 13442, March 27, 2009). 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 provide recommendations on the development and implementation of a national Medicare education program that describes benefit options under Medicare. • To enhance the Federal government’s effectiveness in informing the Medicare consumer. • To make 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 benefit options and build a E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 48982 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices community infrastructure for information, counseling, and assistance. The current members of the Panel are: Gwendolyn T. Bronson, SHINE/SHIP Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE Program; Dr. Yanira Cruz, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Hispanic Council on Aging; Stephen L. Fera, Vice President, Social Mission Programs, Independence Blue Cross; ´ Nan Kirsten-Forte, Executive Vice President, Consumer Services, WebMD; Cathy Graeff, R.Ph., M.B.A., National, Senior Vice President, Communications and Industry Relations, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs; Dr. Carmen R. Green, Director, Pain Research Division, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System; Dr. Jessie C. Gruman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for the Advancement of Health; Cindy Hounsell, J.D., President, Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement; Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Nation; Gail Hunt, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance for Caregiving; Dr. Andrew M. Kramer, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver; Dr. Frank B. McArdle, Manager, Hewitt Research Office, Hewitt Associates; Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer, National Area Agencies on Aging; David Roberts, M.P.A., Vice President, Government Relations, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society; Julie ¨ Boden Schmidt, Associate Vice President, Training and Technical Assistance Department, National Association of Community Health Centers; Rebecca Snead, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. The agenda for the October 20, 2009 meeting will include the following: • Recap of the previous (July 8, 2009) meeting. • Subgroup Committee Work Summary. • 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:52 Sep 24, 2009 Jkt 217001 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: September 18, 2009. Charlene Frizzera, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. [FR Doc. E9–23122 Filed 9–24–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; ZRG1 DKUS–K 11 Nephrology and Urology Small Business Review. Date: October 13–14, 2009. Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Krystyna E. Rys-Sikora, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4112, MSC 7814, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451– 1325, ryssokok@csr.nih.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Name of Committee: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience; Integrated Review Group Cellular and Molecular Biology of Neurodegeneration Study Section. Date: October 14–15, 2009. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Catamaran Resort Hotel, 3999 Mission Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92109. Contact Person: Laurent Taupenot, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4183, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 1203, taupenol@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Bioengineering Sciences & Technologies Integrated Review; Group Microscopic Imaging Study Section. Date: October 14, 2009. Time: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Malgorzata Klosek, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4188, MSC 7849, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 2211, klosekm@csr.nih gov. Name of Committee: Genes, Genomes, and Genetics Integrated Review Group; Therapeutic Approaches to Genetic Diseases. Date: October 15, 2009. Time: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Contact Person: Michael K. Schmidt, PhD, Scientific Review Officer Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2214, MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–1147, mschmidt@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Therapeutic Approaches to Genetic Diseases-SEP. Date: October 15, 2009. Time: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Contact Person: Michael K. Schmidt, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2214, MSC 7890, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 1147, mschmidt@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel; Drug Discovery for the Nervous System. Date: October 16, 2009. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: The Allerton Hotel, 701 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. Contact Person: Mary Custer, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4148, E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48981-48982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23122]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-7015-N]


Medicare Program; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Medicare 
Education, October 20, 2009

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Advisory Panel on 
Medicare Education (the Panel) in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. 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: Meeting Date: October 20, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., eastern 
daylight time (e.d.t.).
    Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments: 
October 13, 2009, 5 p.m., e.d.t.
    Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: October 6, 2009, 5 
p.m., e.d.t.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: Hilton Washington Hotel Embassy Row, 2015 
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 265-6800.
    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 section 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 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999) and approved the 
renewal of the charter on January 21, 2009 (74 FR 13442, March 27, 
2009). 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 provide recommendations on the development and 
implementation of a national Medicare education program that describes 
benefit options under Medicare.
     To enhance the Federal government's effectiveness in 
informing the Medicare consumer.
     To make 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 benefit options and build a

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community infrastructure for information, counseling, and assistance.
    The current members of the Panel are: Gwendolyn T. Bronson, SHINE/
SHIP Counselor, Massachusetts SHINE Program; Dr. Yanira Cruz, President 
and Chief Executive Officer, National Hispanic Council on Aging; 
Stephen L. Fera, Vice President, Social Mission Programs, Independence 
Blue Cross; Nan Kirsten-Fort[eacute], Executive Vice President, 
Consumer Services, WebMD; Cathy Graeff, R.Ph., M.B.A., National, Senior 
Vice President, Communications and Industry Relations, National Council 
for Prescription Drug Programs; Dr. Carmen R. Green, Director, Pain 
Research Division, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, University of 
Michigan Health System; Dr. Jessie C. Gruman, President and Chief 
Executive Officer, Center for the Advancement of Health; Cindy 
Hounsell, J.D., President, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement; 
Kathy Hughes, Vice Chairwoman, Oneida Nation; Gail Hunt, President and 
Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance for Caregiving; Dr. Andrew 
M. Kramer, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver; Dr. 
Frank B. McArdle, Manager, Hewitt Research Office, Hewitt Associates; 
Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer, National Area Agencies on 
Aging; David Roberts, M.P.A., Vice President, Government Relations, 
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society; Julie Bod[euml]n 
Schmidt, Associate Vice President, Training and Technical Assistance 
Department, National Association of Community Health Centers; Rebecca 
Snead, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, National 
Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations.
    The agenda for the October 20, 2009 meeting will include the 
following:
     Recap of the previous (July 8, 2009) meeting.
     Subgroup Committee Work Summary.
     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: September 18, 2009.
Charlene Frizzera,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. E9-23122 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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