A public meeting on directory accuracy is due within six months
What the document says“Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall hold a public meeting to receive input on approaches for maintaining accurate provider directories for Medicare Advantage plans”
Subsection (c) of section 6220 requires the Secretary to hold a public meeting within six months of enactment on approaches to keeping provider directories accurate, including ways to reduce administrative burden such as data standardization. Participants must include representatives of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and so far as practicable health care providers, technology companies, health insurers and patient advocates.
What the document actually says“Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall hold a public meeting to receive input on approaches for maintaining accurate provider directories for Medicare Advantage plans”
Within six months the health chief must hold a public meeting. It is to hear ideas on how to keep these doctor lists right.
The meeting is open to anyone. Doctors, tech firms, insurers and patient groups are to be there. What they say shapes the guidance that follows.
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