[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69946-69947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29754]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-1157-N]
Medicare Program; December 12, 2000, Meeting of the Competitive
Pricing Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Competitive
Pricing Advisory Committee (the CPAC) on December 12, 2000. The
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) requires the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish a
demonstration project under which payments to Medicare+Choice
organizations in designated areas are determined in accordance with a
competitive pricing methodology. The BBA requires the Secretary to
create the CPAC to make recommendations on demonstration area
designation and appropriate research designs for the project. The CPAC
meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for December 12, 2000, from 9 a.m.
until 12 noon, e.s.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel,
2660 Woodley Road N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Arnold, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee, Health Care Financing
Administration, 7500 Security Boulevard C4-14-17, Baltimore, Maryland
21244-1850, (410) 786-6451. Please refer to the HCFA Advisory
Committees Information Line (1-877-449-5659 toll free) /(410-786-9379
local) or the Internet (http://www/hcfa.gov/fac) for additional
information and updates on committee activities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4011 of the Balanced Budget Act of
1997 (BBA), Public Law 105-33, requires the Secretary of the Department
of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to establish a
demonstration project under which payments to Medicare+Choice
organizations in designated areas are determined in accordance with a
competitive pricing methodology. Section 4012(a) of the BBA requires
the Secretary to appoint a Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee (the
CPAC) to meet periodically and make recommendations to the Secretary
concerning the designation of areas for inclusion in the project and
appropriate research design for implementing the project. The CPAC has
previously met on May 7, 1998, June 24 and 25, 1998, September 23 and
24, 1998, October 28, 1998, January 6, 1999, May 13, 1999, July 22,
1999, September 16, 1999, October 29, 1999, January 12, 2000, and May
23, 2000.
The CPAC consists of 15 individuals who are independent actuaries;
experts in competitive pricing and the administration of the Federal
Employees Health Benefit Program; and representatives of health plans,
insurers, employers, unions, and beneficiaries. The CPAC members are:
James Cubbin, Executive Director, General Motors Health Care
Initiative; Robert Berenson, M.D., Director, Center for Health Plans
and Providers, HCFA; John Bertko, Actuary Principal, Humana Inc.; David
Durenberger, Vice President, Public Policy Partners; Gary Goldstein,
M.D., Chief Medical Officer-Health Plans, Humana Inc.; Samuel Havens,
Healthcare Consultant; Margaret Jordan, Executive Vice President, Texas
Health Resources; Chip Kahn, President, The Health Insurance
Association of America; Cleve Killingsworth, President and CEO, Health
Alliance Plan; Nancy Kichak, Director, Office of Actuaries, Office of
Personnel Management; Len Nichols, Principal Research Associate, The
Urban Institute; Robert Reischauer, President, The Urban Institute;
John Rother, Director, Legislation and Public Policy, American
Association of Retired Persons; Andrew Stern, President, Service
Employees International Union, AFL-CIO; and Jay Wolfson, Director, The
Florida Information Center, University of South Florida. The
Chairperson is James Cubbin and the Co-Chairperson is Robert Berenson,
M.D. In accordance with section 4012(a)(5)of the BBA, the CPAC will
terminate on December 31, 2004.
The agenda for the December 12, 2000, meeting will include a
continuing discussion on the components of a Report to Congress being
prepared by the CPAC. Section 533 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and State
Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Balanced Budget Refinement Act
of 1999, Public Law 106-113, revised section 4011 of
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the BBA to require the CPAC to submit a report on the following topics:
Incorporation of original Medicare fee-for-service into
the demonstration.
Requirements of quality activities under the
demonstration.
Inclusion of a rural area in the demonstration.
Requirements of a benefit structure under the
demonstration.
The CPAC will also develop recommendations for how it should
proceed in the future to carry out its responsibilities under the BBA.
Individuals or organizations that wish to make 5-minute oral
presentations on the agenda issues should contact the Executive
Director, by 12 noon, December 7, 2000, to be scheduled. The number of
oral presentations may be limited by the time available. A written copy
of the oral remarks should be submitted to the Executive Director, no
later than 12 noon, December 11, 2000. Anyone who is not scheduled to
speak, may submit written comments to the Executive Director, by 12
noon, December 11, 2000.
The meeting is open to the public, but attendance is limited to the
space available. Individuals requiring sign language interpretation for
the hearing impaired or other special accommodation should contact the
Executive Director at least 10 days before the meeting.
(Section 4012 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33
(42 U.S.C.1395w-23 note) and section 10(a) of Public Law 92-463 (5
U.S.C. App.2, section 10(a))
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773,
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: November 6, 2000.
Michael M. Hash,
Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.
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