[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10166-10167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03909]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-7032-N]
Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's
Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach
and Education (APOE), March 17, 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 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 Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid,
and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting is
open to the public.
DATES: Meeting Date: Monday, March 17, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
eastern daylight time (e.d.t.).
Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments:
Monday, March 3, 2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t.
Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Monday, March 3,
2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Location: Department of Health & Human Services, Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 705A, 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
[email protected].
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 http://events.SignUp4.com/APOEMAR2014MTG
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
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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. In accordance with the Department of Health &
Human Services standards, and an effort for the public to engage
virtually in the open meetings, this APOE meeting will be available to
view via live web streaming by visiting the link www.cms.gov/live
during the designated time of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Knutson, (410) 786-5886.
Additional information about the APOE is available on the Internet at:
http://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 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 105, May, 31, 2013).
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, Health Insurance
Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance
Program (CHIP).
Enhancing the federal government's effectiveness in
informing Health Insurance Marketplace, 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
Health Insurance Marketplace, 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: 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; 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; 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; Winston Wong, Medical Director, Community Benefit Director,
Kaiser Permanente.
The agenda for the March 17, 2014 meeting will include the
following:
Welcome and Listening Session with CMS Leadership
Recap of the Previous (September 16, 2013) 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 12, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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