82_FR_11619 82 FR 11583 - Health Insurance MarketplaceSM

82 FR 11583 - Health Insurance MarketplaceSM

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)

Page Range11583-11585
FR Document2017-03598

This notice announces the next 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 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of consumer education strategies concerning the Health Insurance Marketplace\SM\,\1\ Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting is open to the public. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11583-11585]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03598]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-7044-N]


Health Insurance Marketplace\SM\, Medicare, Medicaid, and 
Children's Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on 
Outreach and Education (APOE), March 22, 2017

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the next 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 the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services (CMS) on opportunities to enhance the effectiveness 
of consumer education strategies concerning the Health Insurance 
Marketplace\SM\,\1\ Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health 
Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting is open to the public.
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    \1\ Health Insurance Marketplace\SM\ and Marketplace\SM\ are 
service marks of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
eastern daylight time (e.d.t).
    Deadline for Meeting Registration, Presentations, Special 
Accommodations and Comments: Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 5:00 p.m., 
(e.d.t.).

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. Department of Health & Human 
Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 505A, Conference Room, Washington, DC 20201.
    Presentations and Written Comments: Presentations and written 
comments

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should be submitted to: Thomas Dudley, Designated Federal Official 
(DFO), Office of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1-05-06, Baltimore, MD 
21244-1850 or via email at [email protected].
    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 https://www.regonline.com/apoemar2017meeting or by contacting the DFO as 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: Thomas Dudley, Designated Federal 
Official, Office of Communications, CMS, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail 
Stop S1-05-06, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, 410-786-1442, email 
[email protected]. 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: 

I. Background

    The Advisory Panel for Outreach and Education (APOE) (the Panel) is 
governed by the provisions of Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
(Pub. L. 92-463), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth 
standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees. The 
Panel is authorized by section 1114(f) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1314(f)) and section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 217a) and sec. 10(a) of Public Law 92-463 (5 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 
10(a) and 41 CFR 102-3).
    The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) (the Secretary) signed the charter establishing the Citizen's 
Advisory Panel on Medicare Education \2\ (the predecessor to the APOE) 
on January 21, 1999 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999) to advise and make 
recommendations to the Secretary and the Administrator of the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the effective implementation 
of national Medicare education programs, including with respect to the 
Medicare+Choice (M+C) program added by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
(Pub. L. 105-33).
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    \2\ We note that the Citizen's Advisory Panel on Medicare 
Education is also referred to as the Advisory Panel on Medicare 
Education (65 FR 4617). The name was updated in the Second Amended 
Charter approved on July 24, 2000.
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    The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108-173) 
expanded the existing health plan options and benefits available under 
the M+C program and renamed it the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. We 
have had substantial responsibilities to provide information to 
Medicare beneficiaries about the range of health plan options available 
and better tools to evaluate these options. The successful MA program 
implementation required CMS to consider the views and policy input from 
a variety of private sector constituents and to develop a broad range 
of public-private partnerships.
    In addition, Title I of the MMA authorized the Secretary and the 
Administrator of CMS (by delegation) to establish the Medicare 
prescription drug benefit. The drug benefit allows beneficiaries to 
obtain qualified prescription drug coverage. In order to effectively 
administer the MA program and the Medicare prescription drug benefit, 
we have substantial responsibilities to provide information to Medicare 
beneficiaries about the range of health plan options and benefits 
available, and to develop better tools to evaluate these plans and 
benefits.
    The Affordable Care Act (Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act, Pub. L. 111-148, and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
of 2010, Pub. L. 111-152) expanded the availability of other options 
for health care coverage and enacted a number of changes to Medicare as 
well as to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). 
Qualified individuals and qualified employers are now able to purchase 
private health insurance coverage through a competitive marketplace, 
called an Affordable Insurance Exchange (also called Health Insurance 
Marketplace\SM\ or Marketplace\SM\). In order to effectively implement 
and administer these changes, we must provide information to consumers, 
providers, and other stakeholders through education and outreach 
programs regarding how existing programs will change and the expanded 
range of health coverage options available, including private health 
insurance coverage through the Marketplace\SM\. The Panel allows us to 
consider a broad range of views and information from interested 
audiences in connection with this effort and to identify opportunities 
to enhance the effectiveness of education strategies concerning the 
Affordable Care Act.
    The scope of this panel also includes advising on issues pertaining 
to the education of providers and stakeholders with respect to the 
Affordable Care Act and certain provisions of the Health Information 
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act enacted as 
part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
    On January 21, 2011, the Panel's charter was renewed and the Panel 
was renamed the Advisory Panel for Outreach and Education. The Panel's 
charter was most recently renewed on January 21, 2017, and will 
terminate on January 21, 2019 unless renewed by appropriate action.
    Under the current charter, the APOE will advise the Secretary and 
the Administrator on 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), or 
coverage available through the Health Insurance Marketplace\SM\.
     Enhancing the federal government's effectiveness in 
informing Health Insurance Marketplace\SM\, Medicare, Medicaid, and 
CHIP consumers, issuers, providers, and stakeholders, through education 
and outreach programs, on issues regarding these 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\SM\, Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP 
education programs.
     Assembling and sharing an information base of ``best 
practices'' for helping consumers evaluate health coverage 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 the Affordable Care Act.

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    The current members of the Panel are: Kellan Baker, Associate 
Director, Center for American Progress; Robert Blancato, President, 
Matz, Blancato & Associates; Dale Blasier, Professor of Orthopaedic 
Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Arkansas Children's Hospital; 
Deborah Britt, Executive Director of Community & Public Relations, 
Piedmont Fayette Hospital; Deena Chisolm, Associate Professor of 
Pediatrics & Public Health, The Ohio State University, Nationwide 
Children's Hospital; Josephine DeLeon, Director, Anti-Poverty 
Initiatives, Catholic Charities of California; Robert Espinoza, Vice 
President of Policy, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute; Louise 
Scherer Knight, Director, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center 
at Johns Hopkins; Roanne Osborne-Gaskin, M.D., Senior Medical Director, 
MDWise, Inc.; Cathy Phan, Outreach and Education Coordinator, Asian 
American Health Coalition DBA HOPE Clinic; Kamilah Pickett, Litigation 
Support, Independent Contractor; Brendan Riley, Outreach and Enrollment 
Coordinator, NC Community Health Center Association; Alvia Siddiqi, 
Medicaid Managed Care Community Network (MCCN) Medical Director, 
Advocate Physician Partners, Carla Smith, Executive Vice President, 
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS); Tobin 
Van Ostern, Vice President and Co-Founder, Young Invincibles Advisors; 
and Paula Villescaz, Senior Consultant, Assembly Health Committee, 
California State Legislature.

II. Provisions of This Notice

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the FACA, this notice announces 
a meeting of the APOE. The agenda for the March 22, 2017 meeting will 
include the following:

 Welcome and listening session with CMS leadership
 Recap of the previous (September 21, 2016) 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 an oral 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.

III. Security, Building, and Parking Guidelines

    This meeting will be held in a federal government building; 
therefore, federal security measures are applicable. The Real ID Act, 
enacted in 2005, establishes minimum standards for the issuance of 
state-issued driver's licenses and identification (ID) cards. It 
prohibits federal agencies from accepting an official driver's license 
or ID card from a state unless the Department of Homeland Security 
determines that the state meets these standards. Beginning October 
2015, photo IDs (such as a valid driver's license) issued by a state or 
territory not in compliance with the Real ID Act will not be accepted 
as identification to enter federal buildings. Visitors from these 
states/territories will need to provide alternative proof of 
identification (such as a valid passport) to gain entrance into CMS 
buildings. The current list of states from which a federal agency may 
accept driver's licenses for an official purpose is found at http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. We recommend that confirmed 
registrants arrive reasonably early, but no earlier than 45 minutes 
prior to the start of the meeting, to allow additional time to clear 
security. Security measures include the following:
     Presentation of government issued photographic 
identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service 
personnel.
     Inspection of vehicle's interior and exterior (this 
includes engine and trunk inspection) at the entrance to the grounds. 
Parking permits and instructions will be issued after the vehicle 
inspection.
     Inspection, via metal detector or other applicable means, 
of all persons entering the building. We note that all items brought 
into CMS, whether personal or for the purpose of presentation or to 
support a presentation, are subject to inspection. We cannot assume 
responsibility for coordinating the receipt, transfer, transport, 
storage, set up, safety, or timely arrival of any personal belongings 
or items used for presentation or to support a presentation.

    Note: Individuals who are not registered in advance will not be 
permitted to enter the building and will be unable to attend the 
meeting. The public may not enter the building earlier than 45 
minutes prior to the convening of the meeting.

    All visitors must be escorted in areas other than the lower and 
first floor levels in the Central Building.

    Authority: Sec. 1114(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1314(f)), 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).

    Dated: February 16, 2017.
Patrick Conway,
Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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                                                    meetings, subsequent workgroup                          the building and will be unable to                      • ID Type (Passport or State
                                                    reconsiderations, and final decisions,                  attend the meeting. The invited guests                Department ID).
                                                    we are able to consider only those                      may not enter the building earlier than                 • Passport issued by Country.
                                                    comments received in writing by the                     45 minutes before the convening of the                  • ID (passport) Number.
                                                    close of the public meeting at which the                meeting each day.                                       • ID (passport) issue date.
                                                    request is discussed.                                      Guest access to the complex is limited               • ID (passport) expiration date.
                                                                                                            to the meeting area, the main entrance                  • Visa Type.
                                                    IV. Security, Building, and Parking
                                                                                                            lobby, and the cafeteria. If a visitor is               • Visa Number.
                                                    Guidelines                                                                                                      • Purpose of Visit.
                                                                                                            found outside of those areas without
                                                       The meetings are held within the                     proper escort they may be escorted off                  Dated: February 16, 2017.
                                                    CMS Complex which is not open to the                    of the premises. Also, be mindful that                Patrick Conway,
                                                    general public. Visitors to the complex                 there will be an opportunity for                      Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare
                                                    are required to show a valid                            everyone to speak and we request that                 & Medicaid Services.
                                                    Government issued photo identification                  everyone waits for the appropriate time               [FR Doc. 2017–03557 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    at the time of entry. As of October, 10,                to present their product and opinions.                BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
                                                    2015, visitors seeking access to federal                Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated
                                                    agency facilities using their state-issued              and may result in removal from the
                                                    driver’s license or identification cards                meetings and escort from the complex.                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    must present proper identification                      No visitor is allowed to attach USB                   HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    issued by a state that is compliant with                cables, thumb drives or any other
                                                    the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–                   equipment to any CMS information                      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
                                                    13, 119 Statute 302, enacted on May 11,                 technology (IT) system or hardware for                Services
                                                    2005) or a state that has received an                   any purpose at any time. Additionally,                [CMS–7044–N]
                                                    extension. What constitutes proper                      our staff is prohibited from taking such
                                                    identification and whether a driver’s                   actions on behalf of a visitor or utilizing           Health Insurance MarketplaceSM,
                                                    license is acceptable identification for                any removable media provided by a                     Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s
                                                    accessing a federal facility may vary,                  visitor.                                              Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of
                                                    based on which state issued the driver’s                   We cannot assume responsibility for                the Advisory Panel on Outreach and
                                                    license. For detailed information, please               coordinating the receipt, transfer,                   Education (APOE), March 22, 2017
                                                    refer to the Department of Homeland                     transport, storage, set-up, safety, or
                                                    Security (DHS) Web site at: http://                                                                           AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
                                                                                                            timely arrival of any personal                        Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
                                                    www.dhs.gov. When planning to visit a                   belongings or items used for
                                                    federal facility, visitors who have                                                                           ACTION: Notice of meeting.
                                                                                                            demonstration or to support a
                                                    further questions about acceptable forms                presentation. Special arrangements and                SUMMARY:   This notice announces the
                                                    of identification are encouraged to                     approvals are required at least 2 weeks               next meeting of the Advisory Panel on
                                                    contact the facility to determine                       prior to each public meeting to bring                 Outreach and Education (APOE) (the
                                                    acceptable identification.                              pieces of equipment or medical devices.               Panel) in accordance with the Federal
                                                       Visitors will also be subject to a
                                                                                                            These arrangements need to be made                    Advisory Committee Act. The Panel
                                                    vehicle security inspection before access
                                                                                                            directly with the CMS’ Public Meeting                 advises and makes recommendations to
                                                    to the complex is granted. Participants
                                                                                                            Coordinator. It is possible that certain              the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
                                                    not in possession of a valid
                                                                                                            requests made in advance of the public                Health and Human Services (HHS) and
                                                    identification or who are in possession
                                                                                                            meeting could be denied because of                    the Administrator of the Centers for
                                                    of prohibited items will be denied
                                                                                                            unique safety, security or handling                   Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on
                                                    access to the complex. Prohibited items
                                                                                                            issues related to the equipment. A                    opportunities to enhance the
                                                    on federal property include but are not
                                                                                                            minimum of 2 weeks is required for                    effectiveness of consumer education
                                                    limited to, alcoholic beverages, illegal
                                                                                                            approvals and security procedures. Any                strategies concerning the Health
                                                    narcotics, explosives, firearms or other
                                                                                                            request not submitted at least 2 weeks                Insurance MarketplaceSM,1 Medicare,
                                                    dangerous weapons (including pocket
                                                                                                            in advance of the public meeting will be              Medicaid, and the Children’s Health
                                                    knives), dogs or other animals except
                                                                                                            denied.                                               Insurance Program (CHIP). This meeting
                                                    service animals. Once cleared for entry
                                                                                                               Foreign National Visitors are defined              is open to the public.
                                                    to the complex participants will be
                                                                                                            as Non-US Citizens, and non-lawful                    DATES: Meeting Date: Wednesday,
                                                    directed to visitor parking by a security
                                                                                                            permanent residents, non-resident                     March 22, 2017 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                    officer.
                                                       To ensure expedited entry into the                   aliens or non-green-card holders.                     eastern daylight time (e.d.t).
                                                                                                               Attendees that are foreign nationals                  Deadline for Meeting Registration,
                                                    building it is recommended that
                                                                                                            must identify themselves as such, and                 Presentations, Special Accommodations
                                                    participants have their government ID
                                                                                                            provide the following information for                 and Comments: Wednesday, March 8,
                                                    and a copy of their written meeting
                                                                                                            security clearance to the public meeting              2017, 5:00 p.m., (e.d.t.).
                                                    registration confirmation readily
                                                                                                            coordinator by the date specified in the              ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S.
                                                    available and that they do not bring
                                                                                                            DATES section of this notice:                         Department of Health & Human
                                                    large/bulky items into the building.
                                                                                                               • Building to Visit/Destination.                   Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
                                                    Participants are reminded that
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                                                                                                               • Visit start date, start time, end date,          200 Independence Avenue SW., Room
                                                    photography on the CMS complex is                       end time.
                                                    prohibited. We have also been declared                                                                        505A, Conference Room, Washington,
                                                                                                               • Visitor full name.                               DC 20201.
                                                    a tobacco free campus and violators are                    • Gender.
                                                    subject to legal action. In planning                                                                             Presentations and Written Comments:
                                                                                                               • Visitor Title.                                   Presentations and written comments
                                                    arrival time, we recommend allowing                        • Visitor Organization/Employer.
                                                    additional time to clear security.                         • Citizenship.                                       1 Health Insurance MarketplaceSM and
                                                    Individuals who are not registered in                      • Birth Place (City, Country).                     MarketplaceSM are service marks of the U.S.
                                                    advance will not be permitted to enter                     • Date of Birth.                                   Department of Health & Human Services.



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                                                    should be submitted to: Thomas Dudley,                  Services (CMS) on the effective                       this effort and to identify opportunities
                                                    Designated Federal Official (DFO),                      implementation of national Medicare                   to enhance the effectiveness of
                                                    Office of Communications, Centers for                   education programs, including with                    education strategies concerning the
                                                    Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500                      respect to the Medicare+Choice (M+C)                  Affordable Care Act.
                                                    Security Boulevard, Mailstop S1–05–06,                  program added by the Balanced Budget                     The scope of this panel also includes
                                                    Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or via email                   Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–33).                         advising on issues pertaining to the
                                                    at Thomas.Dudley@cms.hhs.gov.                              The Medicare Modernization Act of                  education of providers and stakeholders
                                                       Registration: The meeting is open to                 2003 (MMA) (Pub. L. 108–173)                          with respect to the Affordable Care Act
                                                    the public, but attendance is limited to                expanded the existing health plan                     and certain provisions of the Health
                                                    the space available. Persons wishing to                 options and benefits available under the              Information Technology for Economic
                                                    attend this meeting must register at the                M+C program and renamed it the                        and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
                                                    Web site https://www.regonline.com/                     Medicare Advantage (MA) program. We                   enacted as part of the American
                                                    apoemar2017meeting or by contacting                     have had substantial responsibilities to              Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
                                                    the DFO as listed in the FOR FURTHER                    provide information to Medicare                       (ARRA).
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     beneficiaries about the range of health                  On January 21, 2011, the Panel’s
                                                    notice, by the date listed in the DATES                 plan options available and better tools               charter was renewed and the Panel was
                                                    section of this notice. Individuals                     to evaluate these options. The                        renamed the Advisory Panel for
                                                    requiring sign language interpretation or               successful MA program implementation                  Outreach and Education. The Panel’s
                                                    other special accommodations should                     required CMS to consider the views and                charter was most recently renewed on
                                                    contact the DFO at the address listed in                policy input from a variety of private                January 21, 2017, and will terminate on
                                                    the ADDRESSES section of this notice by                 sector constituents and to develop a                  January 21, 2019 unless renewed by
                                                    the date listed in the DATES section of                 broad range of public-private                         appropriate action.
                                                    this notice.                                            partnerships.                                            Under the current charter, the APOE
                                                                                                               In addition, Title I of the MMA                    will advise the Secretary and the
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            authorized the Secretary and the
                                                    Thomas Dudley, Designated Federal                                                                             Administrator on optimal strategies for
                                                                                                            Administrator of CMS (by delegation) to
                                                    Official, Office of Communications,                                                                           the following:
                                                                                                            establish the Medicare prescription drug
                                                    CMS, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail                                                                               • Developing and implementing
                                                                                                            benefit. The drug benefit allows
                                                    Stop S1–05–06, Baltimore, MD 21244–                                                                           education and outreach programs for
                                                                                                            beneficiaries to obtain qualified
                                                    1850, 410–786–1442, email                                                                                     individuals enrolled in, or eligible for,
                                                                                                            prescription drug coverage. In order to
                                                    Thomas.Dudley@cms.hhs.gov.                                                                                    Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s
                                                                                                            effectively administer the MA program
                                                    Additional information about the APOE                                                                         Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or
                                                                                                            and the Medicare prescription drug
                                                    is available on the Internet at: http://                benefit, we have substantial                          coverage available through the Health
                                                    www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-                            responsibilities to provide information               Insurance MarketplaceSM.
                                                    Guidance/Guidance/FACA/APOE.html.                       to Medicare beneficiaries about the                      • Enhancing the federal government’s
                                                    Press inquiries are handled through the                 range of health plan options and                      effectiveness in informing Health
                                                    CMS Press Office at (202) 690–6145.                     benefits available, and to develop better             Insurance MarketplaceSM, Medicare,
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              tools to evaluate these plans and                     Medicaid, and CHIP consumers, issuers,
                                                                                                            benefits.                                             providers, and stakeholders, through
                                                    I. Background                                                                                                 education and outreach programs, on
                                                                                                               The Affordable Care Act (Patient
                                                       The Advisory Panel for Outreach and                  Protection and Affordable Care Act,                   issues regarding these programs,
                                                    Education (APOE) (the Panel) is                         Pub. L. 111–148, and Health Care and                  including the appropriate use of public-
                                                    governed by the provisions of Federal                   Education Reconciliation Act of 2010,                 private partnerships to leverage the
                                                    Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub.                     Pub. L. 111–152) expanded the                         resources of the private sector in
                                                    L. 92–463), as amended (5 U.S.C.                        availability of other options for health              educating beneficiaries, providers, and
                                                    Appendix 2), which sets forth standards                 care coverage and enacted a number of                 stakeholders.
                                                    for the formation and use of federal                    changes to Medicare as well as to                        • Expanding outreach to vulnerable
                                                    advisory committees. The Panel is                       Medicaid and the Children’s Health                    and underserved communities,
                                                    authorized by section 1114(f) of the                    Insurance Program (CHIP). Qualified                   including racial and ethnic minorities,
                                                    Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1314(f))                 individuals and qualified employers are               in the context of Health Insurance
                                                    and section 222 of the Public Health                    now able to purchase private health                   MarketplaceSM, Medicare, Medicaid,
                                                    Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) and sec.                   insurance coverage through a                          and CHIP education programs.
                                                    10(a) of Public Law 92–463 (5 U.S.C.                    competitive marketplace, called an                       • Assembling and sharing an
                                                    App. 2, sec. 10(a) and 41 CFR 102–3).                   Affordable Insurance Exchange (also                   information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for
                                                       The Secretary of the U.S. Department                 called Health Insurance MarketplaceSM                 helping consumers evaluate health
                                                    of Health and Human Services (HHS)                      or MarketplaceSM). In order to                        coverage options.
                                                    (the Secretary) signed the charter                      effectively implement and administer                     • Building and leveraging existing
                                                    establishing the Citizen’s Advisory                     these changes, we must provide                        community infrastructures for
                                                    Panel on Medicare Education 2 (the                      information to consumers, providers,                  information, counseling, and assistance.
                                                    predecessor to the APOE) on January 21,                 and other stakeholders through                           • Drawing the program link between
                                                    1999 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999) to                 education and outreach programs                       outreach and education, promoting
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                                                    advise and make recommendations to                      regarding how existing programs will                  consumer understanding of health care
                                                    the Secretary and the Administrator of                  change and the expanded range of                      coverage choices, and facilitating
                                                    the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                     health coverage options available,                    consumer selection/enrollment, which
                                                                                                            including private health insurance                    in turn support the overarching goal of
                                                      2 We note that the Citizen’s Advisory Panel on
                                                                                                            coverage through the MarketplaceSM.                   improved access to quality care,
                                                    Medicare Education is also referred to as the
                                                    Advisory Panel on Medicare Education (65 FR
                                                                                                            The Panel allows us to consider a broad               including prevention services,
                                                    4617). The name was updated in the Second               range of views and information from                   envisioned under the Affordable Care
                                                    Amended Charter approved on July 24, 2000.              interested audiences in connection with               Act.


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                                                      The current members of the Panel are:                 notice by the date listed in the DATES                  All visitors must be escorted in areas
                                                    Kellan Baker, Associate Director, Center                section of this notice.                               other than the lower and first floor
                                                    for American Progress; Robert Blancato,                                                                       levels in the Central Building.
                                                                                                            III. Security, Building, and Parking
                                                    President, Matz, Blancato & Associates;                                                                         Authority: Sec. 1114(f) of the Social
                                                                                                            Guidelines
                                                    Dale Blasier, Professor of Orthopaedic                                                                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1314(f)), sec. 222 of
                                                    Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics,                       This meeting will be held in a federal             the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
                                                    Arkansas Children’s Hospital; Deborah                   government building; therefore, federal               217a), and sec. 10(a) of Pub. L. 92–463 (5
                                                    Britt, Executive Director of Community                  security measures are applicable. The                 U.S.C. App. 2, sec. 10(a) and 41 CFR 102–3).
                                                    & Public Relations, Piedmont Fayette                    Real ID Act, enacted in 2005, establishes               Dated: February 16, 2017.
                                                    Hospital; Deena Chisolm, Associate                      minimum standards for the issuance of                 Patrick Conway,
                                                    Professor of Pediatrics & Public Health,                state-issued driver’s licenses and                    Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare
                                                    The Ohio State University, Nationwide                   identification (ID) cards. It prohibits               & Medicaid Services.
                                                    Children’s Hospital; Josephine DeLeon,                  federal agencies from accepting an                    [FR Doc. 2017–03598 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    Director, Anti-Poverty Initiatives,                     official driver’s license or ID card from             BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
                                                    Catholic Charities of California; Robert                a state unless the Department of
                                                    Espinoza, Vice President of Policy,                     Homeland Security determines that the
                                                    Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute;                  state meets these standards. Beginning                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    Louise Scherer Knight, Director, The                    October 2015, photo IDs (such as a valid              HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer                      driver’s license) issued by a state or
                                                    Center at Johns Hopkins; Roanne                         territory not in compliance with the                  Final Effect of Designation of a Class
                                                    Osborne-Gaskin, M.D., Senior Medical                    Real ID Act will not be accepted as                   of Employees for Addition to the
                                                    Director, MDWise, Inc.; Cathy Phan,                     identification to enter federal buildings.            Special Exposure Cohort
                                                    Outreach and Education Coordinator,                     Visitors from these states/territories will
                                                    Asian American Health Coalition DBA                                                                           AGENCY: National Institute for
                                                                                                            need to provide alternative proof of                  Occupational Safety and Health
                                                    HOPE Clinic; Kamilah Pickett,                           identification (such as a valid passport)
                                                    Litigation Support, Independent                                                                               (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
                                                                                                            to gain entrance into CMS buildings.                  and Prevention, Department of Health
                                                    Contractor; Brendan Riley, Outreach                     The current list of states from which a
                                                    and Enrollment Coordinator, NC                                                                                and Human Services (HHS).
                                                                                                            federal agency may accept driver’s
                                                    Community Health Center Association;                                                                          ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                            licenses for an official purpose is found
                                                    Alvia Siddiqi, Medicaid Managed Care                    at http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-                        SUMMARY:   HHS gives notice concerning
                                                    Community Network (MCCN) Medical                        enforcement-brief. We recommend that                  the final effect of the HHS decision to
                                                    Director, Advocate Physician Partners,                  confirmed registrants arrive reasonably               designate a class of employees from the
                                                    Carla Smith, Executive Vice President,                  early, but no earlier than 45 minutes                 Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, as an
                                                    Healthcare Information and                              prior to the start of the meeting, to allow           addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
                                                    Management Systems Society (HIMSS);                     additional time to clear security.                    (SEC) under the Energy Employees
                                                    Tobin Van Ostern, Vice President and                    Security measures include the                         Occupational Illness Compensation
                                                    Co-Founder, Young Invincibles                           following:                                            Program Act of 2000.
                                                    Advisors; and Paula Villescaz, Senior
                                                    Consultant, Assembly Health                                • Presentation of government issued                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Committee, California State Legislature.                photographic identification to the                    Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division
                                                                                                            Federal Protective Service or Guard                   of Compensation Analysis and Support,
                                                    II. Provisions of This Notice                           Service personnel.                                    NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS
                                                       In accordance with section 10(a) of                     • Inspection of vehicle’s interior and             C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1938,
                                                    the FACA, this notice announces a                       exterior (this includes engine and trunk              Telephone 877–222–7570. Information
                                                    meeting of the APOE. The agenda for                     inspection) at the entrance to the                    requests can also be submitted by email
                                                    the March 22, 2017 meeting will include                 grounds. Parking permits and                          to DCAS@CDC.GOV.
                                                    the following:                                          instructions will be issued after the                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    • Welcome and listening session with                    vehicle inspection.                                     Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 42 U.S.C.
                                                       CMS leadership                                          • Inspection, via metal detector or                7384l(14)(C).
                                                    • Recap of the previous (September 21,                  other applicable means, of all persons
                                                       2016) meeting                                                                                                On January 4, 2017, as provided for
                                                                                                            entering the building. We note that all               under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C), the
                                                    • Affordable Care Act initiatives                       items brought into CMS, whether
                                                    • An opportunity for public comment                                                                           Secretary of HHS designated the
                                                                                                            personal or for the purpose of                        following class of employees as an
                                                    • Meeting summary, review of                            presentation or to support a
                                                       recommendations, and next steps                                                                            addition to the SEC:
                                                                                                            presentation, are subject to inspection.
                                                       Individuals or organizations that wish               We cannot assume responsibility for                      All employees of the Department of
                                                    to make a 5-minute oral presentation on                 coordinating the receipt, transfer,                   Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their
                                                                                                                                                                  contractors and subcontractors who worked
                                                    an agenda topic should submit a written                 transport, storage, set up, safety, or                at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas,
                                                    copy of the oral presentation to the DFO                timely arrival of any personal                        during the period from January 1, 1951,
                                                    at the address listed in the ADDRESSES                  belongings or items used for
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                                                                                                                                                                  through December 31, 1957, for a number of
                                                    section of this notice by the date listed               presentation or to support a                          work days aggregating at least 250 work days,
                                                    in the DATES section of this notice. The                presentation.                                         occurring either solely under this
                                                    number of oral presentations may be                       Note: Individuals who are not registered in         employment or in combination with work
                                                    limited by the time available.                                                                                days within the parameters established for
                                                                                                            advance will not be permitted to enter the
                                                    Individuals not wishing to make an oral                                                                       one or more other classes of employees in the
                                                                                                            building and will be unable to attend the
                                                    presentation may submit written                                                                               Special Exposure Cohort.
                                                                                                            meeting. The public may not enter the
                                                    comments to the DFO at the address                      building earlier than 45 minutes prior to the           This designation became effective on
                                                    listed in the ADDRESSES section of this                 convening of the meeting.                             February 3, 2017. Therefore, beginning


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesMeeting Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. eastern daylight time (e.d.t).
ContactThomas Dudley, Designated Federal Official, Office of Communications, CMS, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop S1-05-06, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, 410-786-1442, email [email protected] 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.
FR Citation82 FR 11583 

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