For those that are interested, the MedPAC is meeting Thurs & Friday. If you plan to attend and are willing to share highlights with staff, please let me know. I’m particularly interested (and not available) for the telehealth session. Thanks!

 

Be Well,

 

Kathy Messerli

Executive Director

Minnesota HomeCare Association

 

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From: exec_list@thehomecarecouncil.org <exec_list@thehomecarecouncil.org> On Behalf Of Tim Rogers
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FYI friends in case you are not subscribed. Thx 

Tim Rogers, Pres & CEO

Assoc for Home & Hospice Care of NC

SC Home Care & Hospice Assoc

Chair-Council of State Home Care & Hospice State Associations 


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Date: August 28, 2020 at 4:20:46 PM EDT
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Subject: MedPAC September 2020 Meeting Agenda
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MedPAC public meeting

Agenda

 

September 3-4, 2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, MedPAC’s September 2020 public meeting will be held virtually via video conference on the GoToWebinar platform on Thursday, September 3rd and Friday, September 4th.

The virtual meeting will be open to a limited number of public attendees. There are three separate sessions as indicated below. Given the limited number of registrants for each session, we request that you only sign up for the sessions you are able to attend. 

 

Thursday, September 3

Morning session 
Register for the following sessions by clicking here
 

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
The coronavirus pandemic and Medicare (MedPAC staff)


11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Context for Medicare payment policy (Rachel Burton, Molly Morein)


Afternoon session 
Register for the following sessions by clicking here

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM           
Mandated report: The skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program (Carol Carter, Sam Bickel-Barlow, Ledia Tabor)
              
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM 
Mandated report: The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014's changes to the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule (Brian O'Donnell, Carolyn San Soucie)

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
Congressional request on private equity and Medicare (Eric Rollins, Rachel Schmidt, Jeff Stensland)  


 

 

 Friday, September 4

 

Morning session
Register for the following sessions by clicking here

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM        

Expansion of telehealth in Medicare (Ariel Winter, Ledia Tabor) 


11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Medicare coverage for vaccines (Rachel Schmidt, Shinobu Suzuki, Kim Neuman )



 

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Session times are subject to change. 
Please check MedPAC’s website for updates.
Meeting transcripts will be posted as soon as possible,
generally 3-4 days following the meeting.

We welcome comments from the public. Please submit to:
meetingcomments@medpac.gov
 

The Commission’s next meeting will be October 1-2, 2020
 

 

 

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is a nonpartisan legislative branch agency that provides the U.S. Congress with analysis and policy advice on the Medicare program.

 

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