DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

[CMS-7027-N] 

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the 

Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), March 27, 2013 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

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 

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting 

is open to the public. 

DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments: Wednesday, 

March 13, 2013, 5:00 p.m., EDT. 

Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Wednesday, 

March 13, 2013, 5:00 p.m., EDT. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
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Presentations and Written Comments: Jennifer Kordonski, 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. Kordonski via e-mail at 

Jennifer.Kordonski@cms.hhs.gov. 

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 website 

http://events.SignUp4.com/APOEMAR2013MTG 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 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Kordonski, (410) 786-1840. Additional information about the APOE is 

available on the Internet at http://www.cms.gov/FACA/04_APOE.asp. 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 
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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 January 21, 2011 (76 FR 11782, March 3, 2011). 

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, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance 

Program (CHIP). 

 • Enhancing the federal governments effectiveness in informing Medicare, 

Medicaid, and CHIP consumers, providers and stakeholders pursuant to education and 

outreach programs of issues regarding these and other health coverage programs, 
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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 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: Samantha Artiga, Principal Policy 

Analyst, Kaiser Family Foundation; 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; Warren Jones, 
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Executive Director, Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority 

Health; Cathy Kaufmann, Administrator, Oregon Health Authority; 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; David 

W. Roberts, Vice-President, Healthcare Information and Management System Society; 

Julie Bodën Schmidt, Associate Vice President, National Association of Community 

Health Centers; Alan Spielman, President & Chief Executive Officer, URAC; Winston 

Wong, Medical Director, Community Benefit Director, Kaiser Permanente and 

Darlene Yee-Melichar, Professor & Coordinator, San Francisco State University. 

The agenda for the March 27, 2013 meeting will include the following: 

● Welcome and Listening Session with CMS Leadership 

● Recap of the Previous (December 18, 2012) 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 
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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. 
CMS-7027-N 

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 13, 2013

 _________________________ 

 Marilyn Tavenner, 

 Acting Administrator 

 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

BILLING CODE 4120-01-P 

[FR Doc. 2013-03928 Filed 02/21/2013 at 8:45 am; Publication Date: 02/22/2013]