[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 182 (Monday, September 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 57052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23576]
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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
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20036. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and end at
5:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.
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 (CAMH) in accordance with section 201 of VACAA.
On October 6, the Commission will hear from VHA and other
Department officials as well as other experts on the feasibility,
advisability, and cost implications of recommendations in the CAMH
Independent Assessment.
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 16, 2015.
Sharon Gilles,
Designated Federal Officer, Commission on Care.
[FR Doc. 2015-23576 Filed 9-18-15; 8:45 am]
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