Federal Register Notice
July 3, 1997
(62 FR 36067)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services announces the following advisory committee meeting.

Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on Population-Specific Issues.

Times and Dates: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., July 21, 1997.

Place: Room 337A, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201.

Status: Open.

Purpose: On July 21, the Subcommittee on Population-Specific Issues of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics will meet to formulate its work plan relating to data needed to assess the impact of Medicaid Managed Care on Medicaid beneficiaries. Presentations are tentatively planned on the following topics: the scope of current activities, anticipated work across the agencies within the Department, and plans for monitoring and evaluating the impact of managed care on Medicaid beneficiaries, including child health and mental health. The Subcommittee plans to formulate specific questions to be addressed and resources needed, as well as methods to addressing this priority, including the possibility of public hearings.

Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program information as well as summaries of the meeting and roster of committee members may be obtained from Carolyn Rimes, Lead Staff for the Subcommittee, Health Care Financing Administration, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore Maryland 21244, telephone (410) 786-6620, or Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, NCHS, CDC, Room 1100, Presidential Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 436-7050. Information also is available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS website: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/ncvhs.

Dated: June 27, 1997.

James Scanlon, Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

[FR Doc. 97-17410 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]

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