Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), March 27, 2013, 12327-12328 [2013-03928]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s
Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of
the Advisory Panel on Outreach and
Education (APOE), March 27, 2013
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Advisory Panel on
Outreach and Education (APOE) (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 Medicare,
Medicaid, and the Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting
is open to the public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday,
March 27, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Deadline for Meeting Registration,
Presentations and Comments:
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 5:00 p.m.,
EDT.
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Deadline for Requesting Special
Accommodations: Wednesday, March
13, 2013, 5:00 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The
Embassy Row Hotel, 2015
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
Presentations and Written Comments:
Jennifer Kordonski, Designated Federal
Official (DFO), Division of Forum and
Conference Development, Office of
Communications, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Mailstop S1–13–05,
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or contact
Ms. Kordonski via email at
Jennifer.Kordonski@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 at the
Web site https://events.SignUp4.com/
APOEMAR2013MTG or by contacting
the DFO at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or by
telephone at number listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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 the DFO at the address listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice by
the date listed in the DATES section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Kordonski, (410) 786–1840.
Additional information about the APOE
is available on the Internet at https://
www.cms.gov/FACA/04_APOE.asp.
Press inquiries are handled through the
CMS Press Office at (202) 690–6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 10(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), this notice announces a
meeting of the Advisory Panel on
Outreach and Education (APOE) (the
Panel). 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
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promote an active, informed selection
among such options.’’
The Panel is also authorized by
section 1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1314(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,
2011 (76 FR 11782, March 3, 2011).
Pursuant to the amended charter, the
Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the
Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
concerning optimal strategies for the
following:
• Developing and implementing
education and outreach programs for
individuals enrolled in, or eligible for,
Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
• Enhancing the federal governments
effectiveness in informing Medicare,
Medicaid, and CHIP consumers,
providers and stakeholders pursuant to
education and outreach programs of
issues regarding these and other health
coverage programs, including the
appropriate use of public-private
partnerships to leverage the resources of
the private sector in educating
beneficiaries, providers and
stakeholders.
• Expanding outreach to vulnerable
and underserved communities,
including racial and ethnic minorities,
in the context of Medicare, Medicaid,
and CHIP education programs.
• Assembling and sharing an
information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for
helping consumers evaluate health plan
options.
• Building and leveraging existing
community infrastructures for
information, counseling, and assistance.
• Drawing the program link between
outreach and education, promoting
consumer understanding of health care
coverage choices and facilitating
consumer selection/enrollment, which
in turn support the overarching goal of
improved access to quality care,
including prevention services,
envisioned under health care reform.
The current members of the Panel are:
Samantha Artiga, Principal Policy
Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation;
Joseph Baker, President, Medicare
Rights Center; Philip Bergquist,
Manager, Health Center Operations,
CHIPRA Outreach & Enrollment Project
and Director, Michigan Primary Care
Association; Marjorie Cadogan,
Executive Deputy Commissioner,
Department of Social Services; Jonathan
Dauphine, Senior Vice President, AARP;
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Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director,
Boston Public Health Commission;
Shelby Gonzales, Senior Health
Outreach Associate, Center on Budget &
Policy Priorities; Jan Henning, Benefits
Counseling & Special Projects
Coordinator, North Central Texas
Council of Governments’ Area Agency
on Aging; Warren Jones, Executive
Director, Mississippi Institute for
Improvement of Geographic Minority
Health; Cathy Kaufmann, Administrator,
Oregon Health Authority; Sandy
Markwood, Chief Executive Officer,
National Association of Area Agencies
on Aging; Miriam Mobley-Smith, Dean,
Chicago State University, College of
Pharmacy; Ana Natale-Pereira,
Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Medicine & Dentistry of
New Jersey; Megan Padden, Vice
President, Sentara Health Plans; David
W. Roberts, Vice-President, Healthcare
Information and Management System
¨
Society; Julie Boden Schmidt, Associate
Vice President, National Association of
Community Health Centers; Alan
Spielman, President & Chief Executive
Officer, URAC; Winston Wong, Medical
Director, Community Benefit Director,
Kaiser Permanente and Darlene YeeMelichar, Professor & Coordinator, San
Francisco State University.
The agenda for the March 27, 2013
meeting will include the following:
• Welcome and Listening Session with
CMS Leadership
• Recap of the Previous (December 18,
2012) Meeting
• Affordable Care Act Initiatives
• An Opportunity for Public Comment
• Meeting Summary, Review of
Recommendations, and 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 the DFO
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 the DFO 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: February 13, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2013–03928 Filed 2–21–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Project LAUNCH Cross-Site
Evaluation.
OMB No.: 0970–0373.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, is collecting data as part of a
cross-site evaluation of a Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration(SAMHSA) initiative
called Project LAUNCH (Linking
Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s
Health). Project LAUNCH promotes the
healthy development and wellness of
children ages birth to eight years. A total
of 35 Project LAUNCH grantees are
funded to improve coordination among
child-serving systems, build
infrastructure, and improve methods for
providing services. Grantees implement
a range of public health strategies to
support young child wellness in a
designated locality.
Grants were awarded in four cohorts.
Three of these cohorts will end on a
rolling basis over the next three years
and one cohort of grantees was recently
awarded and will end in five years.
Annual estimates of burden take into
account rolling graduation of cohorts
and represent an average of burden over
three years.
Data for the cross-site evaluation of
Project LAUNCH will be collected
through: (1) Interviews conducted either
via telephone or during site-visits to
Project LAUNCH grantees, (2) semiannual reports that will be submitted
electronically on a web-based data
reporting system, and (3) outcome data
tables included in grantee specific endof-year evaluation reports.
During either telephone interviews or
the site visits, researchers will conduct
interviews with Project LAUNCH
service providers and collaborators in
states/tribes and local communities of
focus. Interviewers will ask program
administrators questions about all
Project LAUNCH activities, including:
Infrastructure development;
collaboration and coordination among
partner agencies, organizations, and
service providers; and development,
implementation, and refinement of
service strategies.
As part of the proposed data
collection, Project LAUNCH staff will be
asked to submit semi-annual electronic
reports on state/tribal and local systems
development and on services that
children and families receive. The
electronic data reports also will collect
data about other Project LAUNCHfunded service enhancements, such as
trainings, Project LAUNCH systems
change activities, and changes in
provider settings and practice.
Information provided in these reports
will be aggregated on a quarterly basis,
and reported semi-annually.
As a final part of the proposed data
collection, the cross-site evaluation will
utilize outcome data provided by
grantee evaluators as part of their endof-year evaluation reports to the
SAMHSA. Information provided in
these reports is aggregated.
Respondents: State/Tribal Child
Wellness Coordinator, Local Child
Wellness Coordinator, Chair of the
State/Tribal Child Wellness Council
(during site visit only), Chair of the
Community Child Wellness Council,
and Local Service Providers/
Stakeholders.
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Total number
of respondents
Instrument
Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
19
19
114
19
11
19
1
1
1
1
1
2
1.5
1
.75
1.25
1.25
4
Child Wellness Coordinator Interview Guide .......................
Chair of Local Child Wellness Council Interview Guide ......
Local Stakeholder Interview Guide ......................................
State Child Wellness Coordinator Interview Guide .............
Chair of State Child Wellness Council Interview Guide ......
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hours
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57
258
72
14
456
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hours
29
19
86
24
14
152
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-7027-N]
Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs;
Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), March
27, 2013
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
Outreach and Education (APOE) (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 Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting is open to the public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments:
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 5:00 p.m., EDT.
Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Wednesday, March
13, 2013, 5:00 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20036.
Presentations and Written Comments: Jennifer Kordonski, Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Division of Forum and Conference Development,
Office of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
7500 Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1-13-05, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 or
contact Ms. Kordonski via email at Jennifer.Kordonski@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 at the Web site https://events.SignUp4.com/APOEMAR2013MTG
or by contacting the DFO at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice or by telephone at number listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT 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 the DFO
at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice by the
date listed in the DATES section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kordonski, (410) 786-1840.
Additional information about the APOE is available on the Internet at
https://www.cms.gov/FACA/04_APOE.asp. Press inquiries are handled
through the CMS Press Office at (202) 690-6145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 10(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice announces a meeting
of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE) (the Panel).
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. 1314(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, 2011 (76 FR 11782, March 3,
2011).
Pursuant to the amended charter, the Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
concerning optimal strategies for the following:
Developing and implementing education and outreach
programs for individuals enrolled in, or eligible for, Medicare,
Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Enhancing the federal governments effectiveness in
informing Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP consumers, providers and
stakeholders pursuant to education and outreach programs of issues
regarding these and other health coverage programs, including the
appropriate use of public-private partnerships to leverage the
resources of the private sector in educating beneficiaries, providers
and stakeholders.
Expanding outreach to vulnerable and underserved
communities, including racial and ethnic minorities, in the context of
Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP education programs.
Assembling and sharing an information base of ``best
practices'' for helping consumers evaluate health plan options.
Building and leveraging existing community infrastructures
for information, counseling, and assistance.
Drawing the program link between outreach and education,
promoting consumer understanding of health care coverage choices and
facilitating consumer selection/enrollment, which in turn support the
overarching goal of improved access to quality care, including
prevention services, envisioned under health care reform.
The current members of the Panel are: Samantha Artiga, Principal
Policy Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation; Joseph Baker, President,
Medicare Rights Center; Philip Bergquist, Manager, Health Center
Operations, CHIPRA Outreach & Enrollment Project and Director, Michigan
Primary Care Association; Marjorie Cadogan, Executive Deputy
Commissioner, Department of Social Services; Jonathan Dauphine, Senior
Vice President, AARP;
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Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission;
Shelby Gonzales, Senior Health Outreach Associate, Center on Budget &
Policy Priorities; Jan Henning, Benefits Counseling & Special Projects
Coordinator, North Central Texas Council of Governments' Area Agency on
Aging; Warren Jones, Executive Director, Mississippi Institute for
Improvement of Geographic Minority Health; Cathy Kaufmann,
Administrator, Oregon Health Authority; Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive
Officer, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Miriam Mobley-
Smith, Dean, Chicago State University, College of Pharmacy; Ana Natale-
Pereira, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Medicine &
Dentistry of New Jersey; Megan Padden, Vice President, Sentara Health
Plans; David W. Roberts, Vice-President, Healthcare Information and
Management System Society; Julie Bod[euml]n Schmidt, Associate Vice
President, National Association of Community Health Centers; Alan
Spielman, President & Chief Executive Officer, URAC; Winston Wong,
Medical Director, Community Benefit Director, Kaiser Permanente and
Darlene Yee-Melichar, Professor & Coordinator, San Francisco State
University.
The agenda for the March 27, 2013 meeting will include the
following:
Welcome and Listening Session with CMS Leadership
Recap of the Previous (December 18, 2012) Meeting
Affordable Care Act Initiatives
An Opportunity for Public Comment
Meeting Summary, Review of Recommendations, and 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 the DFO 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 the DFO 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: February 13, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-03928 Filed 2-21-13; 8:45 am]
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