Medicare Breakout Session in Main Forum/SLC

[Guest guest]

Hi again everyone,

I'm drafting the ltr to officially request a rep from

HCFA/Medicare to present in SLC to address some of the issues this

group had previously identified as desiring to have further

information on. At this moment, those topics include the following:

ESRD & ESRD Extension

COB

Eligibility

CWF-explaination of ALL fields

COBRA

LRD Lung & Liver: Medical policies & donor billing questions for both

MSP-Auto, Working Aged, ESRD, Ret'd

?Development of Tx Specific Fed'l Registry

Anything else come up in the meantime you'd like to see

addressed? One concrete issue still to be addressed is how the poor

speaker will be able to spend any amount of time on all these issues

and allow for Q & A in 90 minutes! One possibility would be to split

the topics over Sun & Mon (Part I & Part II), instead of merely

repeating the session. It's not MY first choice as I think it's not

fair to either the other presenters or attendees. Another option

would be do have " Part I " (covering some of the more basic areas) in

PCW w/a repeat during the main conference breakout Sun & " Part II "

during Monday's breakout. What does everyone think? Any other

suggestions? Any other session topics come up in the past couple of

weeks?

Another concern for me is that there are still quite a few

people in this group who haven't completed the poll I set up on our

eGroups homepage re: the Forum. If you haven't, PLEASE try to do so

in the next day or so. Feedback re: possible attendance @ PCW, the

Main Forum, & the Association mtg Tuesday afternoon is VITAL for

planning purposes (not to mention ordering lunch!) If you're still

having problems accessing the home page, contact me directly either

via e-mail LAguiar@... or .

Thanks everyone,

J. Aguiar

Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston

[Guest guest]

I have called Margaret Jefferson in Baltimore and explained what we would like.

She will be getting back with me very soon to give me the info on who to send

the formal letter to and will be taking our request forward to her director,

McMillan (female). I hope this will help get us to the right people

faster. Marcia

>>> LAguiar@... 08/17 9:40 AM >>>

Hi again everyone,

I'm drafting the ltr to officially request a rep from

HCFA/Medicare to present in SLC to address some of the issues this

group had previously identified as desiring to have further

information on. At this moment, those topics include the following:

ESRD & ESRD Extension

COB

Eligibility

CWF-explaination of ALL fields

COBRA

LRD Lung & Liver: Medical policies & donor billing questions for both

MSP-Auto, Working Aged, ESRD, Ret'd

?Development of Tx Specific Fed'l Registry

Anything else come up in the meantime you'd like to see

addressed? One concrete issue still to be addressed is how the poor

speaker will be able to spend any amount of time on all these issues

and allow for Q & A in 90 minutes! One possibility would be to split

the topics over Sun & Mon (Part I & Part II), instead of merely

repeating the session. It's not MY first choice as I think it's not

fair to either the other presenters or attendees. Another option

would be do have " Part I " (covering some of the more basic areas) in

PCW w/a repeat during the main conference breakout Sun & " Part II "

during Monday's breakout. What does everyone think? Any other

suggestions? Any other session topics come up in the past couple of

weeks?

Another concern for me is that there are still quite a few

people in this group who haven't completed the poll I set up on our

eGroups homepage re: the Forum. If you haven't, PLEASE try to do so

in the next day or so. Feedback re: possible attendance @ PCW, the

Main Forum, & the Association mtg Tuesday afternoon is VITAL for

planning purposes (not to mention ordering lunch!) If you're still

having problems accessing the home page, contact me directly either

via e-mail LAguiar@... or .

Thanks everyone,

J. Aguiar

Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston

[Guest guest]

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These topics look great and I agree that once we find a Medicare

speaker we should TAKE ADVANTAGE of him/her and have at least two

sessions where he/she could talk. However that can be worked out is

fine with me! Thanks for taking so much of this on - I really do

appreciate it.

Also, I have to say that I would not like to hear about the cost report

from this speaker - as there are so many other issues I would like to

see addressed. And, like you said, the cost report will be a part of

the conference in different sessions - right?

Thanks again.

s

LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City Utah

>>> LAguiar@... 08/17/00 07:40AM >>>

Hi again everyone,

I'm drafting the ltr to officially request a rep from

HCFA/Medicare to present in SLC to address some of the issues this

group had previously identified as desiring to have further

information on. At this moment, those topics include the following:

ESRD & ESRD Extension

COB

Eligibility

CWF-explaination of ALL fields

COBRA

LRD Lung & Liver: Medical policies & donor billing questions for both

MSP-Auto, Working Aged, ESRD, Ret'd

?Development of Tx Specific Fed'l Registry

Anything else come up in the meantime you'd like to see

addressed? One concrete issue still to be addressed is how the poor

speaker will be able to spend any amount of time on all these issues

and allow for Q & A in 90 minutes! One possibility would be to split

the topics over Sun & Mon (Part I & Part II), instead of merely

repeating the session. It's not MY first choice as I think it's not

fair to either the other presenters or attendees. Another option

would be do have " Part I " (covering some of the more basic areas) in

PCW w/a repeat during the main conference breakout Sun & " Part II "

during Monday's breakout. What does everyone think? Any other

suggestions? Any other session topics come up in the past couple of

weeks?

Another concern for me is that there are still quite a few

people in this group who haven't completed the poll I set up on our

eGroups homepage re: the Forum. If you haven't, PLEASE try to do so

in the next day or so. Feedback re: possible attendance @ PCW, the

Main Forum, & the Association mtg Tuesday afternoon is VITAL for

planning purposes (not to mention ordering lunch!) If you're still

having problems accessing the home page, contact me directly either

via e-mail LAguiar@... or .

Thanks everyone,

J. Aguiar

Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston