Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy (2012)

Chapter: Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13138.

Appendix B

Public Committee Meeting Agendas

Committee Meeting 1 Agenda

SEPTEMBER 16–17, 2010
20 F STREET, NW, CONFNFERENCNCE ROOM B,
WASHINGTON, DC 20001

DAY 1: Thursday, September 16, 2010

OPEN SESSION ONE

10:30 – 10:45Welcome and Introductory Remarks
 Frank Sloan, Ph.D., Chair and Moderator
Policy and Legislative Context for the Study
10:45 – 11:15Remarks from Study Sponsor (CMS)
 Jonathan Blum, M.A., Director, Center for Medicare Management, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 
11:15 – 12:00Legislative Perspectives
 The Honorable Bruce Braley, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Iowa)
 The Honorable Allyson Schwartz, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Pennsylvania)
 Joint Q and A
 
12:00Adjourn Open Session
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13138.

OPEN SESSION TWO
Payment Adjustment Factors

1:00 – 2:00Current Geographic Adjustment Factors Under Medicare: The Hospital Wage Index and Physician Fee Schedule
 Marc Hartstein, Deputy Director, Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group, CMS
 
2:00 – 2:40MedPAC’s Approach to the Hospital Wage Index and Geographic Practice Cost Indexes (GPCIs)
 Mark Miller, Ph.D., Executive Director, MedPAC
 
2:40 – 3:30Physician and Hospital Perspectives on the Geographic Adjustment Factors
 Sherry Smith, M.S., C.P.A., Director, Physician Payment Policy and Systems, American Medical Association
 James Bentley, Ph.D., Former Senior Vice President, American Hospital Association
 Joint Q and A
 
3:30Adjourn

DAY 2: Friday, September 17, 2010

OPEN SESSION THREE
Labor Markets

8:00Welcome
 
8:05 – 8:50Theoretical Approaches to Labor Market Variations
 Dan A. Black, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

SESSION THREE, PART 2:
Practitioners’ Recommendations for Change

8:50 – 10:00Recommended Changes in Physician and Hospital Geographic Adjustment Factors
 Michael Kitchell, M.D., Neurologist and President of Board of Directors, McFarland Clinic, Ames, Iowa, and President, Iowa Medical Society
 Jennie Rhinehart, Administrator and CEO, Community Hospital, Tallassee, Alabama, American Hospital Association Task Force on Variations in Health Care Spending
 Larry deGhetaldi, M.D., Family Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and Chair of Medicare Committee, California Medical Association
 Douglas Reding, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.P.H., Vice President, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13138.
 Karen Heller, M.B.A., Executive Vice President, Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York
 Alice Tolbert Coombs, M.D., Anesthesiologist and President, Massachusetts Medical Society
 
10:00 – 10:15Break
 
10:15 – 11:00Q and A
11:00Adjourn Open Session

Day 2: Friday, September 17, 2010

OPEN SESSION FOUR
Public Comments

1:00 – 2:00Additional Public Statements on Hospital and Physician Adjustment Factor Components and Calculations (by request through IOM website)
 Dario de Ghetaldi, Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, de Ghetaldi & Nastari LLP, Millbrae, California
 Dale Baker, Baker Healthcare Consulting, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
 Edward Bentley, M.D., California Medical Association, Santa Barbara, California
 Jerome Connolly, American Academy of Family Physicians, Washington, DC
 Craig Boyer, North Country Health Services, Bemidji, Minnesota
 Tim Bartholow, Wisconsin Medical Society, Madison, Wisconsin
 Steve Speil, Federation of American Hospitals
 
2:00Adjourn

Committee Meeting 3 Agenda

JANUARY 20, 2011
500 FIFTH STREET, NW, Room 101
WASHINGTON, DC 20001

3:15 – 3:30Speaker arrivals and room set-up
 
3:30 – 4:45Panel One: Provider Perspectives on Medicare Payment
 10-minute individual presentations followed by Q and A with committee and audience
 Roland Goertz, M.D., President, American Academy of Family Physicians
 Jan Towers, Ph.D., F.A.A.N.P., F.A.A.N., Health Policy Director, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
 James G. Potter, Senior VP of Advocacy and Government Relations, American Academy of Physician Assistants
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13138.
 Elena Rios, M.D., President, National Hispanic Medical Association
 Byron Sogie-Thomas, M.S., Director, Office of Health Policy and Government Relations
 
4:45 – 6:00Panel Two: Open Forum for Stakeholders
 5-minute individual presentations followed by Q and A with committee and audience
 Dale Baker, President, Baker Healthcare Consulting, Inc.
 
6:00Adjourn
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13138.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13138.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Public Committee Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine. 2012. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment: Phase I: Improving Accuracy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13138.
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