Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, 1730 K Street, N.W., Suite = 800, Washington, D.C. 20006-3868

B -- SURVEY ABOUT ACCESS TO HOME HEALTH SERVICES AND THE MEDICARE = INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM, 1999 SOL RFP-02-99-MedPAC DUE 011999 POC Delores Hinson (202) 653-2650 The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is seeking a = contractor to conduct a survey about home health agencies' understanding of the Medicare = interim payment system. This survey will determine how the interim payment system affects = access to home health care for Medicare beneficiaries. A single contractor is being = sought to plan and conduct this survey under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract over a period of four = months. RFP 02-99-MedPAC will be issued on or about December 30, 1998. = Interested sources should submit a written request for this RFP by mail or = by fax at (202) 653-7238.=20 Posted 12/29/98 (D-SN284003). (0363)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0003 19981231\B-0001.SOL)