[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31006-31007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14630]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-1080-N]
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Competitive Pricing
Demonstration Area Advisory Committee, Maricopa County, AZ
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 Area Advisory
Committee (AAC) for the Maricopa County Competitive Pricing
Demonstration on June 30 and July 1, 1999.
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
appoint an AAC in each designated demonstration area to advise on
implementation of the project, including the marketing and pricing of
the plan and other factors. AAC meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The 2-day meeting is scheduled for June 30 and July 1, 1999,
from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., m.s.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the YWCA of the USA, Leadership
Development Conference Center, 9440 North 25th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
85021, (602) 944-0569.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth C. Abbott, Regional
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, 75 Hawthorne
Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 744-3501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4011 of 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.
Section 4012(a) of the BBA requires the Secretary to appoint a
Competitive Pricing Advisory Committee (CPAC) to make recommendations
concerning the designation of demonstration sites and appropriate
research designs for implementation. Once an area is designated as a
demonstration site, section 4012(b) of the BBA requires the Secretary
to appoint an Area Advisory Committee (AAC) to advise on the marketing
and pricing of the plan in the area and other factors. Thus far, the
Kansas City metropolitan area and Maricopa County in Arizona have been
designated as demonstration sites.
The Maricopa County AAC has previously met on March 31, 1999, April
20, 1999, May 18 and 19, 1999, and June 7 and 8, 1999. The Maricopa
County AAC is composed of representatives of health plans, providers,
employers, and Medicare beneficiaries in the area. The members are:
Joseph Anderson, Schaller Anderson Inc.; Rick Badger, Pacificare of
Arizona; Reginald Ballantyne III, PMH Health Resources, Inc.; Donna
Buelow, Arizona State Retirement System; Charles Cohen, Arizona
Department of Insurance; John Hensing, M.D., Samaritan Health Systems;
Mary Lynn Kasunic, Area Agency on Aging; Anne Lindeman, Governor's
Advisory Council on Aging; Ben Lopez, Honeywell Corp.; Thomas Marreel,
William M. Mercer Associates; Anthony Mitten, Maricopa County Medical
Society; Edward Munno, Jr., Intergroup of Arizona; Susan Navran, Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Arizona; Erik Olsen, D.D.S., American Association
of Retired Persons; Leland Peterson, Sun Health Corp.; Donna Redford,
Arizona Bridge to Independent Living; Herb Rigberg, M.D., Health
Services Advisory Group; Martha Taylor, Arizona SHIP; Clyde Wright,
M.D., Cigna of Arizona; Arthur Pelberg, M.D., Schaller Anderson Inc.;
Joseph Hanss, M.D., physician; and Phyllis Biedess, Director, Arizona
Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). In accordance with
section 4012(b) of the BBA, the AAC will exist for the duration of the
project in the area, expected to be five years from the January 1,
2000, start date.
This notice announces the June 30 and July 1, 1999, meeting of the
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Maricopa County AAC. This meeting will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., m.s.t., at the YWCA of the USA, Leadership Development Conference
Center in Phoenix, AZ.
The agenda for this 2-day meeting will include a report on the June
24, 1999, CPAC meeting, reports from the Maricopa County AAC benefit
package subcommittee and the timeline subcommittee, discussion of a
standard benefit package, and any other outstanding issues related to
the decisions the AAC is charged with making.
Individuals or organizations that wish to make 5-minute oral
presentations on the agenda issues should contact the San Francisco
Regional Administrator by 12 noon on June 23, 1999. Anyone who is not
scheduled to speak may submit written comments to the San Francisco
Regional Administrator by June 25, 1999.
These meetings are open to the public, but attendance is limited to
space available.
Authority: 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: June 4, 1999.
Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-14630 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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