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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10166-10167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03909]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-7032-N]

Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's 
Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach 
and Education (APOE), March 17, 2014

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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 Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid, 
and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting is 
open to the public.

DATES: Meeting Date: Monday, March 17, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
eastern daylight time (e.d.t.).
    Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations and Comments: 
Monday, March 3, 2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t.
    Deadline for Requesting Special Accommodations: Monday, March 3, 
2014, 5:00 p.m., e.d.t.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting Location: Department of Health & Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 705A, Washington, 
DC 20201.
    Presentations and Written Comments: Kirsten Knutson, Acting 
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. Knutson via email at 
Kirsten.Knutson@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 Web site http://events.SignUp4.com/APOEMAR2014MTG 
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

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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. In accordance with the Department of Health & 
Human Services standards, and an effort for the public to engage 
virtually in the open meetings, this APOE meeting will be available to 
view via live web streaming by visiting the link www.cms.gov/live 
during the designated time of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Knutson, (410) 786-5886. 
Additional information about the APOE is available on the Internet at: 
http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and Guidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE.html. 
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 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 December 18, 2012 (78 FR 105, May, 31, 2013).
    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, Health Insurance 
Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance 
Program (CHIP).
     Enhancing the federal government's effectiveness in 
informing Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP 
consumers, providers and stakeholders pursuant to education and 
outreach programs of issues regarding these and other health coverage 
programs, 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 
Health Insurance Marketplace, 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: 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; 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; Winston Wong, Medical Director, Community Benefit Director, 
Kaiser Permanente.
    The agenda for the March 17, 2014 meeting will include the 
following:

 Welcome and Listening Session with CMS Leadership
 Recap of the Previous (September 16, 2013) 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 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.

    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 12, 2014.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-03909 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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