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65FR13081 Medicare Program; Negotiated Rulemaking: Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Part 10/11 Date: 10 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT-----[Federal Register: March 10, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 48)]DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESHealth Care Financing Administration42 CFR Part 410[HCFA-3250-P]RIN 0938-AJ53Medicare Program; Negotiated Rulemaking: Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory ServicesAGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.ACTION: Proposed rule.SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish national coverage and administrative policies for clinical diagnostic laboratory services payable under Medicare Part B to promote Medicare program integrity and national uniformity, and simplify administrative requirements for clinical diagnostic laboratory services. A Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (the Committee) developed the proposed policies as directed by section 4554((1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the BBA).ICD-9-CM Codes Covered by Medicare Program088.81.............................................. Lyme disease.===================================================================CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE HAD OR DO HAVE LYME DISEASE

Berkley Bedell, former Iowa Congressman Neneh Cherry, member of musical group " Fine Young Cannibals " -Lynn Currier, marathoner Nick Esasky, former baseball player J. Fox, actor Furtado, professional bike rider Pete Harnisch, New York Mets pitcher Rob Hill, TargetChip Ganassi Racing team crew chief Rob Kress, former Detroit weathercaster, WXYZ (Channel 7) Irene McGee, former cast member of MTV's " The Real World " Tara McMenamy, three-time All-American cross country skier Nye, Dick Cavett's wife E. Pataki, Governor of New York Tom Seaver, former New York Mets pitcher Tim Simpson, professional golfer Alice , author Christie Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey Woody >Lars Tribus Hoboken NJ Mountain BikerGeoffry Steiner - Vietnam Vet, Author, Builder of the Vietnam Memorial Forest in MN.

=================================================================A Tongue in Cheek Reply to our Small Business Insurance News

Re: Minnesota eliminates mandated health coverage for Lymedisease...An open letter to Gov. Ventura:I have a modest proposal for a new health plan that might solve many of the economic problems of providing health care.1) One reason that health care has become so expensive is that we have developed more expensive and effective diagnostic and therapeutic methods. If we did not permit these methods to be used, millions could be saved in health care.2) If all medical conditions were excluded from insurance policies, billions could be saved.3) This would solve the problem of any possible deficits in Medicare and Social Security and nursing home funding since no one would live long enough to be eligible.4) This would also allow everyone to purchase health insurance, and we could boast that we have joined the rest of the industrialized nations in providing universal health insurance. The drawback would be that the insurance would not pay for any medical care whatsoever, but we all have to make compromises.5) The advantage of #4 is that insurance company profits would not be diminished, so that politicians did not have to worry about where their campaign funding would come from.So. Governor Ventural, you can see that I have put much though into my modest proposal. If you would like to engage me as one of your head advisors, I am afraid I cannot help further due to my pesky little disability. Should I recover sufficient ability to ever work again, I think my first effort would be to move to Canada. Doing the math on the rate at which I am recovering, I think that global warming will provide Canada with a Caribbean-like climate by the time I am able to get outof bed.

Ellen=================================================================And finally a big Thank YOU!....

Many of you have been suffering and/or working on getting answers to Lyme Disease for years and are wondering, " Will it ever end? or " Why are we having to do this all over again? " I know I have. But we go on one more month because children are falling ill, and people are suffering and yes dying. There have been many, many unsung heroes in Minnesota who have given their time, talents and other resources to try to stop this Silent Plague. Here are just a few that I have heard of. I am sure there are more and I would love to be able to thank them too. Even if it is you, please let us know what has already been done and what else needs to be done.

Carole Bolte Lori Stotesbury and Dan Sawyer King (Lyme Quilt) Hanner Art DoheretyTom Grier Art and Jerry StenburgLynn Mc SherriAnn Hill Cathleen UrbainLois Palm Dr Burascano Hetchler Lillian HetchlerRick Dahlman Joanne and DalbyPam Weurtz and her family and day care crew. Jo Ann Heltzel Barbara Geoffrey Steiner

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Lyme Disease Coalition of Minnesota1613 Hewitt AveSaint MN 55104-1221

Phone/Fax: 651-644-7239Email: lymenet_mn@...

The Lyme Disease Coalition of Minnesota (LDCM) is a 501 © (3) tax-exempt, non-profit corporation dedicated to Lyme Disease Education, established in the Spring of 1991 as a network of volunteers.

Our Mission -- " The objective of the Lyme Disease Coalition of Minnesota is to Network withothers concerned with Lyme Disease and to work toward the accomplishment of:

-- The Education and support of health care professionals, researchers and people at risk.

-- The Promotion of understanding and awareness of Lyme Disease leading to effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

-- To broaden the network of people who would like to work with the LDCM.

Project History

-- Organized and co-sponsored the Lyme Borreliosis Symposium 1992, a medical symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme Disease. Co-sponsors included Abbott-Northwestern Hospital and the Minnesota Institute of Public Health.

-- Represented the LDCM at the Fifth International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis, the Sixth Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference, and the Lyme Disease 1994 State of the Art conference.

-- Consulted with the Committee for Lyme Legislation during the 1993 Minnesota Legislative session.

-- Initiated dialog with the Minnesota Department of Health regarding issues of public education and patient surveillance.

-- Networked with outdoor organizations across the state concerned with the issues of people at risk professionally and recreationally.

-- Researched and made available up-to-date educational materials on Lyme Disease prevention and diagnosis.

-- Conducted Lyme awareness and prevention seminars for interested groups throughout the state.

-- Responded to telephone information requests on all aspects of Lyme Disease for patients,

medical professionals and the general public.

-- Funded limited Lyme Disease research and educational projects.

-- Supported the expanded " Tick Talk " support group newsletter.

-- Supported the website " Lyme Disease in Minnesota "

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Mail all donations for the newsletter, written contributions, complaints or corrections to: Tick Talk1613 Hewitt Ave Saint MN 55104-1221

[Guest guest]

65FR13081 Medicare Program; Negotiated Rulemaking: Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Part 10/11 Date: 10 Mar 2000 00:00:00 GMT-----[Federal Register: March 10, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 48)]DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESHealth Care Financing Administration42 CFR Part 410[HCFA-3250-P]RIN 0938-AJ53Medicare Program; Negotiated Rulemaking: Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory ServicesAGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.ACTION: Proposed rule.SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish national coverage and administrative policies for clinical diagnostic laboratory services payable under Medicare Part B to promote Medicare program integrity and national uniformity, and simplify administrative requirements for clinical diagnostic laboratory services. A Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (the Committee) developed the proposed policies as directed by section 4554((1) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the BBA).ICD-9-CM Codes Covered by Medicare Program088.81.............................................. Lyme disease.===================================================================CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE HAD OR DO HAVE LYME DISEASE

Berkley Bedell, former Iowa Congressman Neneh Cherry, member of musical group " Fine Young Cannibals " -Lynn Currier, marathoner Nick Esasky, former baseball player J. Fox, actor Furtado, professional bike rider Pete Harnisch, New York Mets pitcher Rob Hill, TargetChip Ganassi Racing team crew chief Rob Kress, former Detroit weathercaster, WXYZ (Channel 7) Irene McGee, former cast member of MTV's " The Real World " Tara McMenamy, three-time All-American cross country skier Nye, Dick Cavett's wife E. Pataki, Governor of New York Tom Seaver, former New York Mets pitcher Tim Simpson, professional golfer Alice , author Christie Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey Woody >Lars Tribus Hoboken NJ Mountain BikerGeoffry Steiner - Vietnam Vet, Author, Builder of the Vietnam Memorial Forest in MN.

=================================================================A Tongue in Cheek Reply to our Small Business Insurance News

Re: Minnesota eliminates mandated health coverage for Lymedisease...An open letter to Gov. Ventura:I have a modest proposal for a new health plan that might solve many of the economic problems of providing health care.1) One reason that health care has become so expensive is that we have developed more expensive and effective diagnostic and therapeutic methods. If we did not permit these methods to be used, millions could be saved in health care.2) If all medical conditions were excluded from insurance policies, billions could be saved.3) This would solve the problem of any possible deficits in Medicare and Social Security and nursing home funding since no one would live long enough to be eligible.4) This would also allow everyone to purchase health insurance, and we could boast that we have joined the rest of the industrialized nations in providing universal health insurance. The drawback would be that the insurance would not pay for any medical care whatsoever, but we all have to make compromises.5) The advantage of #4 is that insurance company profits would not be diminished, so that politicians did not have to worry about where their campaign funding would come from.So. Governor Ventural, you can see that I have put much though into my modest proposal. If you would like to engage me as one of your head advisors, I am afraid I cannot help further due to my pesky little disability. Should I recover sufficient ability to ever work again, I think my first effort would be to move to Canada. Doing the math on the rate at which I am recovering, I think that global warming will provide Canada with a Caribbean-like climate by the time I am able to get outof bed.

Ellen=================================================================And finally a big Thank YOU!....

Many of you have been suffering and/or working on getting answers to Lyme Disease for years and are wondering, " Will it ever end? or " Why are we having to do this all over again? " I know I have. But we go on one more month because children are falling ill, and people are suffering and yes dying. There have been many, many unsung heroes in Minnesota who have given their time, talents and other resources to try to stop this Silent Plague. Here are just a few that I have heard of. I am sure there are more and I would love to be able to thank them too. Even if it is you, please let us know what has already been done and what else needs to be done.

Carole Bolte Lori Stotesbury and Dan Sawyer King (Lyme Quilt) Hanner Art DoheretyTom Grier Art and Jerry StenburgLynn Mc SherriAnn Hill Cathleen UrbainLois Palm Dr Burascano Hetchler Lillian HetchlerRick Dahlman Joanne and DalbyPam Weurtz and her family and day care crew. Jo Ann Heltzel Barbara Geoffrey Steiner

====================================================================

Lyme Disease Coalition of Minnesota1613 Hewitt AveSaint MN 55104-1221

Phone/Fax: 651-644-7239Email: lymenet_mn@...

The Lyme Disease Coalition of Minnesota (LDCM) is a 501 © (3) tax-exempt, non-profit corporation dedicated to Lyme Disease Education, established in the Spring of 1991 as a network of volunteers.

Our Mission -- " The objective of the Lyme Disease Coalition of Minnesota is to Network withothers concerned with Lyme Disease and to work toward the accomplishment of:

-- The Education and support of health care professionals, researchers and people at risk.

-- The Promotion of understanding and awareness of Lyme Disease leading to effective prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

-- To broaden the network of people who would like to work with the LDCM.

Project History

-- Organized and co-sponsored the Lyme Borreliosis Symposium 1992, a medical symposium on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme Disease. Co-sponsors included Abbott-Northwestern Hospital and the Minnesota Institute of Public Health.

-- Represented the LDCM at the Fifth International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis, the Sixth Annual Lyme Disease Scientific Conference, and the Lyme Disease 1994 State of the Art conference.

-- Consulted with the Committee for Lyme Legislation during the 1993 Minnesota Legislative session.

-- Initiated dialog with the Minnesota Department of Health regarding issues of public education and patient surveillance.

-- Networked with outdoor organizations across the state concerned with the issues of people at risk professionally and recreationally.

-- Researched and made available up-to-date educational materials on Lyme Disease prevention and diagnosis.

-- Conducted Lyme awareness and prevention seminars for interested groups throughout the state.

-- Responded to telephone information requests on all aspects of Lyme Disease for patients,

medical professionals and the general public.

-- Funded limited Lyme Disease research and educational projects.

-- Supported the expanded " Tick Talk " support group newsletter.

-- Supported the website " Lyme Disease in Minnesota "

====================================================================

Mail all donations for the newsletter, written contributions, complaints or corrections to: Tick Talk1613 Hewitt Ave Saint MN 55104-1221