Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee; Cancellation of the September 21, 2011 Meeting

摘要

This notice announces the cancellation of the September 21, 2011 public meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) ("Committee") that was published in the July 22, 2011 Federal Register (76 FR 44011 through 44012). This notice also announces a public meeting on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. 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 antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). This meeting is open to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)).