The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has called a public
meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory
Committee (MEDCAC) on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. 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 examine currently available evidence on the use of Radiation
Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer. This meeting is open to the
public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App. 2, section 10(a)).
CMS is hosting a webinar for this meeting. Webinar participants will be
able to view presentations and will be connected to live audio. However,
live video will not be streamed. Attendance is limited and requires
registration. Registration will be closed at 5pm eastern time on April
19, 2010. Participants should be advised that the webinar is a listening
only session; that is, no questions or interactions will be permitted
and all lines will be muted.
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Time: 7:50am -8:00am, Eastern (Webinar Login)
8:00am-4:30pm, Eastern (Live MEDCAC Meeting)
Please register by going to this link (there is no cost to register):
https://webinar.cms.hhs.gov/_a7/medcacprostate421/event/registration.htm
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You will be required to develop a password. Passwords must be 8-32
characters, and contain at least one capital letter and one number.
Thank you,
The MEDCAC Team
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