LIST OF WITNESSES TO APPEAR BEFORE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH
ON MEDICARE’S GEOGRAPHIC COST ADJUSTMENTS


TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2002 - BEGINNING AT 2:00 P.M.
ROOM B-318 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING


Opening Statements:


PANEL:

The Honorable Jim Nussle, M.C., Iowa

The Honorable Marge Roukema, M.C., New Jersey

The Honorable Paul E. Kanjorski, M.C., Pennsylvania

The Honorable Peter Visclosky, M.C., Indiana

The Honorable Christopher Shays, M.C., Connecticut


PANEL:

The Honorable Collin C. Peterson, M.C., Minnesota

The Honorable Sue W. Kelly, M.C., New York        

The Honorable Maurice Hinchey, M.C., New York

The Honorable Nick Smith, M.C., Michigan

The Honorable Mel Watt, M.C., North Carolina

The Honorable Don Sherwood, M.C., Pennsylvania


PANEL:

The Honorable Robert Aderholt, M.C., Alabama

The Honorable Jerry Moran, M.C., Kansas

The Honorable John Peterson, M.C., Pennsylvania

The Honorable Max Sandlin, M.C., Texas


PANEL:

William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and System Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office

Glenn D. Hackbarth, J.D., Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

 Steven Zuckerman, Ph.D., Principal Research Associate, Urban Institute