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Zdrowie i gospodarka · 29.11.2010

Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee-January 19, 2011

This notice announces that a public meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) ("Committee") will be held on Wednesday, January 19, 2011. The Committee generally provides advice and recommendations concerning the adequacy of scientific evidence needed to determine whether certain medical items and services can be covered under the Medicare statute. This meeting will focus on the currently available evidence regarding the effects of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) on health outcomes in adult chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients (pre-dialysis and dialysis). This meeting is open to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)).

Source: Federal Register — Health and Human ServicesOpen original release →