Health Insurance MarketplaceSM, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Announcement of the Renewal of the Charter for the…
Health Insurance MarketplaceSM, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Announcement of the Renewal of the Charter for the
SUMMARY: This notice announces the renewal of the charter of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On
FOOTNOTE 1 We note that the Citizen's
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
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, CMS has 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, Public Law 111-148, and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152) expanded the availability of options for health care coverage and enacted a number of changes to Medicare as well as to Medicaid and the
FOOTNOTE 2 Health Insurance MarketplaceSM and MarketplaceSM are service marks of the
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
On
II. Provisions of This Notice
Pursuant to the charter approved on
Pursuant to the renewed charter, the APOE will advise the Secretary of
* Developing and implementing education and outreach programs for individuals enrolled in or eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP or health coverage available through the
* Enhancing the Federal government's effectiveness in informing the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP or the
* Expanding outreach to vulnerable and underserved communities, including racial and ethnic minorities, in the context of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and
* 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 preventive services, envisioned under the Affordable Care Act.
The current members of the Panel are:
III. Copies of the Charter
The Secretary's Charter for the APOE is available on the CMS Web site at: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/Downloads/APOECharter2017.pdf or you may obtain a copy of the charter by submitting a request to:
Dated:
Administrator,
Notice.
Citation: "82 FR 35530"
Document Number: "CMS-7045-N"
Federal Register Page Number: "35530"
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