[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 249 (Monday, December 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67728-67729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28402]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee; 
Meetings

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the 2019 meetings of the Physician-
Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC). These 
meetings will include deliberation and voting on

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proposals for physician-focused payment models (PFPMs) submitted by 
individuals and stakeholder entities. All meetings are open to the 
public.

DATES: The 2019 PTAC meetings will occur on the following dates:

<bullet> Monday-Tuesday, March 11-12, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
ET
<bullet> Monday-Tuesday, June 17-18, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
ET
<bullet> Monday-Tuesday, September 16-17, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET
<bullet> Monday-Tuesday, December 9-10, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET

Please note that times are subject to change. If the times change, 
registrants will be notified directly via email.

ADDRESSES: All PTAC meetings will be held in the Great Hall of the 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Sarah Selenich, Designated Federal Officer, (202) 690-6870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Agenda and Comments. PTAC will hear presentations on proposed PFPMs 
that have been submitted by individuals and stakeholder entities. 
Following each presentation, PTAC will deliberate on the proposed PFPM. 
If PTAC completes its deliberation, PTAC will vote on the extent to 
which the proposed PFPM meets criteria established by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and on an overall recommendation to the 
Secretary. Time will be allocated for public comments. The agenda and 
other documents will be posted on the PTAC section of the ASPE website, 
https://aspe.hhs.gov/ptac-physician-focused-payment-model-technical-advisory-committee, prior to the meeting. The agenda is subject to 
change. If the agenda does change, registrants will be notified 
directly via email, the website will be updated, and notification will 
be sent out through the PTAC email listserv (go to https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=PTAC to subscribe).
    Meeting Attendance. These meetings are open to the public. The 
public may attend in person, via conference call, or view the meeting 
via livestream at www.hhs.gov/live. The conference call dial-in 
information will be sent to registrants prior to the meeting. Space may 
be limited, and registration is preferred. Registration may be 
completed online athttp://www.cvent.com/d/gbq2tg. Name, organization 
name, and email address are submitted when registering. Registrants 
will receive a confirmation email shortly after completing the 
registration process.
    Special Accommodations. If sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed, please contact 
Angela Tejeda, no later than two weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. 
Please submit your requests by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94d5faf3f1f8f5bac0f1fef1f0f5d4fcfce7baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50113e37353c317e04353a353431103838237e373f26">[email protected]</span></a> or by 
calling 202-205-8327.
    Authority. 42 U.S.C. 1395(ee); Section 101(e)(1) of the Medicare 
Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015; Section 51003(b) of the 
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. PTAC is governed by provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of federal advisory 
committees.

    Dated: December 19, 2018.
Brenda Destro,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HSP).
[FR Doc. 2018-28402 Filed 12-28-18; 8:45 am]
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