CMS Posts MedCAC Meeting Information Online

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services included in the July 29, 2007, edition of the Federal Registry an announcement for the September 12, 2007, meeting of the Medicare Evidence and Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MedCAC) regarding the national coverage determination for continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea.

The notice includes instructions on sending a public comment.

Read the notice online at:

• www.cms.hhs.gov/FACA/downloads/id40a.pdf?origin=globalsearch&page=/mcd/viewmcac.asp&mid=40&where=index

Also posted online are the questions CMSwill pose to the expert panel. Download the questionnaire by visiting:

• www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/downloads/id40.pdf