Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting on the Fiscal Year 2007 Applications for New Medical Services and Technologies Add-On Payments Under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Scheduled for February 16, 2006

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This notice, in accordance with section 1886(d)(5)(K)(viii) of the Social Security Act (the Act), announces a Town Hall meeting to discuss fiscal year (FY) 2007 applications for add-on payments for new medical services and technologies under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Interested parties are invited to this meeting to present their individual comments, recommendations, and data regarding whether the FY 2007 new medical services and technologies applications meet the substantial clinical improvement criteria.