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Information Collection1.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Hospital
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
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Survey Mode Experiment; Use:
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administration protocols (mail only,
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mode, and touch-tone IVR only). Before
public reporting, HCAHPS scores are
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supplemental items on survey response
rate and patterns of response to the
HCAHPS core demographic items
(known as ‘‘About You’’ items). Form
Number: CMS–10542 (OMB control
number 0938–New); Frequency: Once;
Affected Public: Individuals and
households; Number of Respondents:
8,160; Total Annual Responses: 8,160;
Total Annual Hours: 1,322. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Elizabeth Flow-Delwiche at
410–786–1718).
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection (Request for a
new OMB control number); Title of
Information Collection: Emergency
Department Patient Experience of Care
(EDPEC) Survey Mode Experiment; Use:
This survey supports the six national
priorities for improving care from the
National Quality Strategy developed by
the Department of Health and Human
Services that was called for under the
Affordable Care Act to create national
aims and priorities to guide local, state,
and national efforts to improve the
quality of health care. The six priorities
include: making care safer by reducing
harm caused by the delivery of care;
ensuring that each person and family
are engaged as partners in their care;
promoting effective communication and
coordination of care; promoting the
most effective prevention and treatment
practices for the leading causes of
mortality, starting with cardiovascular
disease; working with communities to
promote wide use of best practices to
enable healthy living; and making
quality care more affordable for
individuals, families, employers, and
governments by developing and
spreading new health care delivery
models. In 2012, we launched the
development of the Emergency
Department Patient Experience of Care
Survey (EDPEC) to measure the
experiences of patients (18 and older)
with emergency department care. This
survey will provide patient experience
with care data that enables comparisons
of emergency department and support
for improving the quality of patient
experience in the emergency
department. Form Number: CMS–10543
(OMB control number 0938–New);
Frequency: Once; Affected Public:
Individuals and households; Number of
Respondents: 4,951; Total Annual
Responses: 4,951; Total Annual Hours:
923. (For policy questions regarding this
collection contact Elizabeth FlowDelwiche at 410–786–1718).
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Laboratory
Personnel Report (CLIA) and Supporting
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Regulations; Use: The information
collected on this survey form is used in
the administrative pursuit of the
Congressionally-mandated program
with regard to regulation of laboratories
participating in CLIA. The surveyor will
provide the laboratory with the CMS–
209 form. While the surveyor performs
other aspects of the survey, the
laboratory will complete the CMS–209
by recording the personnel data needed
to support their compliance with the
personnel requirements of CLIA. The
surveyor will then use this information
in choosing a sample of personnel to
verify compliance with the personnel
requirements. Information on personnel
qualifications of all technical personnel
is needed to ensure the sample is
representative of the entire laboratory;
Form Number: CMS–209 (OMB control
number 0938–0151); Frequency:
Biennially; Affected Public: Private
Sector—State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; and Federal Government;
Number of Respondents: 19,051; Total
Annual Responses: 9,526; Total Annual
Hours: 4,763. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact
Kathleen Todd at 410–786–3385.)
Dated: November 24, 2014.
Martique Jones,
Director, Regulations Development Group,
Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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Health Insurance Marketplace,
Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s
Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of
the Advisory Panel on Outreach and
Education (APOE), December 15, 2014
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 the U.S. Department 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 Health
SUMMARY:
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Insurance Marketplace, Medicare,
Medicaid, and the Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting
is open to the public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Monday,
December 15, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. eastern standard time (e.s.t.).
Deadline for Meeting Registration,
Presentations and Comments: Monday,
December 1, 2014, 5:00 p.m., e.s.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special
Accommodations: Monday, December 1,
2014, 5:00 p.m., e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
200 Independence Avenue SW., Room
738 G, Conference Room, Washington,
DC 20201.
Presentations and Written Comments:
Kirsten Knutson, Acting 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. Knutson via email at
Kirsten.Knutson@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://www.regonline.com/
apoedec2014meeting 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:
Kirsten Knutson, (410) 786–5886.
Additional information about the APOE
is available on the Internet at: https://
www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE.html
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 the U.S. Department 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
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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 December
18, 2012 (78 FR 32661, May, 31, 2013).
The Affordable Care Act (Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act,
Pub. L. 111–148 and Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010,
Pub. L. 111–152) enacted a number of
changes to Medicare as well as to
Medicaid and the Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP), and also
expanded the availability of other
options for health care coverage. In
order to effectively implement and
administer these changes, we must
provide information to Medicare,
Medicaid, and CHIP consumers,
providers and other stakeholders
pursuant to education and outreach
programs regarding how these programs
will change and the expanded range of
health coverage options available. The
Advisory Panel on Outreach and
Education allows us to consider a broad
range of views and information from
interested audiences in connection with
this effort and to identify opportunities
to enhance the effectiveness of
education strategies concerning the
Affordable Care Act.
This Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) group also advises on issues
pertaining to education of providers and
stakeholders with respect to health care
reform and certain provisions of the
Health Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Act, enacted as part of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA).
Pursuant to the amended charter, the
Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (HHS) and
the Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
concerning optimal strategies for the
following:
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• 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 government’s
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; Kellan Baker, Senior
Fellow, Center for American Progress;
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; Barbara Ferrer,
Chief Strategy Officer, W. K. Kellogg
Foundation; 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; Louise Knight, Director, The
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Johns Hopkins; Miriam
Mobley-Smith, Dean, Chicago State
University, College of Pharmacy; Ana
Natale-Pereira, Associate Professor of
Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical
School; Roanne Osborne-Gaskin, M.D.,
Associate Medical Director,
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode
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Island; Megan Padden, Vice President,
Sentara Health Plans; Jeanne Ryer,
Director, New Hampshire Citizens
Health Initiative, University of New
Hampshire; Carla Smith, Executive Vice
President, Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS);
Winston Wong, Medical Director,
Community Benefit Director, Kaiser
Permanente and Darlene Yee-Melichar,
Professor & Coordinator, San Francisco
State University.
The agenda for the December 15, 2014
meeting will include the following:
• Welcome and listening session with
CMS leadership
• Recap of the previous (May 22, 2014)
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 an oral
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).
Dated: November 25, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Administration for Children and
Families
Notice of Allotment Percentages to
States for Child Welfare Services State
Grants
Administration on Children,
Youth and Families, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Biennial publication of
allotment percentages for States under
the Title IV–B subpart 1, Child Welfare
Services State Grants Program (CFDA
No. 93.645).
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As required by section 423(c)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
623(c)), the Department is publishing
the allotment percentage for each State
under the Title IV–B Subpart 1, Child
Welfare Services State Grants Program.
Under section 423(a), the allotment
percentages are one of the factors used
in the computation of the Federal grants
awarded under the Program.
DATES: Effective Dates: The allotment
percentages shall be effective for Fiscal
Years 2016 and 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Bell, Grants Fiscal Management
Specialist, Office of Grants
Management, Office of Administration,
Administration for Children and
Families, telephone (202) 401–4611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
allotment percentage for each State is
determined on the basis of paragraphs
(b) and (c) of section 423 of the Act.
These figures are available on the ACF
homepage on the internet: https://
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/. The
allotment percentage for each State is as
follows:
SUMMARY:
Allotment
percentage
State
Alabama ....................................
Alaska .......................................
Arizona ......................................
Arkansas ...................................
California ...................................
Colorado ...................................
Connecticut ...............................
Delaware ...................................
District of Columbia ..................
Florida .......................................
Georgia .....................................
Hawaii .......................................
Idaho .........................................
Illinois ........................................
Indiana ......................................
Iowa ..........................................
Kansas ......................................
Kentucky ...................................
Louisiana ..................................
Maine ........................................
Maryland ...................................
Massachusetts ..........................
Michigan ...................................
Minnesota .................................
Mississippi ................................
Missouri ....................................
Montana ....................................
Nebraska ..................................
Nevada .....................................
New Hampshire ........................
New Jersey ...............................
New Mexico ..............................
New York ..................................
North Carolina ..........................
North Dakota ............................
Ohio ..........................................
Oklahoma .................................
Oregon ......................................
Pennsylvania ............................
Rhode Island ............................
South Carolina ..........................
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43.55
58.45
59.17
46.42
47.68
32.05
49.91
14.17
53.25
57.54
49.44
60.03
47.77
56.92
49.95
50.53
59.39
54.18
54.46
39.19
35.95
56.28
46.65
62.12
54.83
56.05
47.91
55.86
43.36
37.68
59.43
38.88
56.69
40.07
54.34
53.45
55.52
48.37
47.52
59.92
State
Allotment
percentage
South Dakota ............................
Tennessee ................................
Texas ........................................
Utah ..........................................
Vermont ....................................
Virginia ......................................
Washington ...............................
West Virginia ............................
Wisconsin .................................
Wyoming ...................................
American Samoa ......................
Guam ........................................
N. Mariana Islands ...................
Puerto Rico ...............................
Virgin Islands ............................
48.15
55.94
51.20
59.34
49.39
44.92
46.94
60.16
51.83
41.14
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Christopher Beach,
Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of
Grants Policy, Office of Administration.
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–0987]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Quantitative Data
on Tobacco Products and
Communications
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a proposed collection of
information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by December
29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX:
202–395–7285, or emailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified with the
OMB control number 0910–NEW and
title ‘‘Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Quantitative Data on
Tobacco Products and
Communications.’’ Also include the
FDA docket number found in brackets
in the heading of this document.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's
Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach
and Education (APOE), December 15, 2014
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 the U.S. Department 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 Health
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Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting is open to the public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Monday, December 15, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
eastern standard time (e.s.t.).
Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments:
Monday, December 1, 2014, 5:00 p.m., e.s.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Monday, December 1,
2014, 5:00 p.m., e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW.,
Room 738 G, Conference Room, Washington, DC 20201.
Presentations and Written Comments: Kirsten Knutson, Acting
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. Knutson via email at
Kirsten.Knutson@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://www.regonline.com/apoedec2014meeting 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: Kirsten Knutson, (410) 786-5886.
Additional information about the APOE is available on the Internet at:
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE.html
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 the U.S. Department 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 December 18, 2012 (78 FR 32661, May, 31,
2013).
The Affordable Care Act (Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act, Pub. L. 111-148 and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010, Pub. L. 111-152) enacted a number of changes to Medicare as
well as to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP),
and also expanded the availability of other options for health care
coverage. In order to effectively implement and administer these
changes, we must provide information to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP
consumers, providers and other stakeholders pursuant to education and
outreach programs regarding how these programs will change and the
expanded range of health coverage options available. The Advisory Panel
on Outreach and Education allows us to consider a broad range of views
and information from interested audiences in connection with this
effort and to identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of
education strategies concerning the Affordable Care Act.
This Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) group also advises on
issues pertaining to education of providers and stakeholders with
respect to health care reform and certain provisions of the Health
Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act,
enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA).
Pursuant to the amended charter, the Panel advises and makes
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 government's 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; Kellan Baker, Senior Fellow, Center for
American Progress; 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; Barbara Ferrer, Chief Strategy Officer, W. K. Kellogg
Foundation; 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; Louise Knight, Director, The Sidney
Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins; Miriam Mobley-
Smith, Dean, Chicago State University, College of Pharmacy; Ana Natale-
Pereira, Associate Professor of Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical
School; Roanne Osborne-Gaskin, M.D., Associate Medical Director,
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode
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Island; Megan Padden, Vice President, Sentara Health Plans; Jeanne
Ryer, Director, New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative, University of
New Hampshire; Carla Smith, Executive Vice President, Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS); Winston Wong,
Medical Director, Community Benefit Director, Kaiser Permanente and
Darlene Yee-Melichar, Professor & Coordinator, San Francisco State
University.
The agenda for the December 15, 2014 meeting will include the
following:
Welcome and listening session with CMS leadership
Recap of the previous (May 22, 2014) 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 an oral 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).
Dated: November 25, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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