[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 53621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21974]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Commission on Care; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., 
App. 2, the Commission on Care gives notice that it will meet on 
Monday, September 21 and Tuesday, September 22 at 1575 I Street NW., 
Washington, DC, ASAE Conference Center. The meeting will convene at 
8:30 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. on September 21, and at 8:30 a.m. and 
end at 12:00 p.m. on September 22. The meeting is open to the public. 
Anyone attending must show a valid photo ID to building security and be 
escorted to the meeting. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting 
begins for this process.
    The purpose of the Commission, as described in section 202 of the 
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA), is to 
examine the access of Veterans to health care from the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) and strategically examine how best to organize 
the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), locate health care resources, 
and deliver health care to Veterans during the next 20 years. In 
undertaking this assessment, the Commission will evaluate and assess 
the results of the Independent Assessment conducted by CMS Alliance to 
Modernize Healthcare in accordance with section 201 of VACAA.
    On September 21, the Commission will hear from VA leadership and 
the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare. CMS Alliance to Modernize 
Healthcare will provide an overview of the Independent Assessment it 
conducted in accordance with section 201. On September 22, the 
Commission will reconvene with a continued dialogue with CMS Alliance 
to Modernize Healthcare and a presentation by VHA.
    No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral 
presentations from the public. However, the public may submit written 
statements for the Commission's review to Sharon Gilles, Designated 
Federal Officer, Commission on Care, 1575 I (Eye) Street NW., Suite 
240, Washington, DC 20005, or email at [email protected]. Any member 
of the public wanting to attend may contact Ms. Gilles.

    Dated: September 1, 2015.
Sharon Gilles,
Designated Federal Officer, Commission on Care.
[FR Doc. 2015-21974 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
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