Medicare Program; 2004 Technical Review Panel on the Medicare Trustees Report

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#  Medicare Program; 2004 Technical Review Panel on the Medicare Trustees Report

**AGENCY:**

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.

**ACTION:**

Announcement.

The Review of the Assumptions and Methods of the Medicare Trustees' Financial Projections, prepared by the 2004 Technical Review Panel on the Medicare Trustees Report, is now available online at: *http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/medpanel/* .

The report focuses on review of the long-range growth assumptions for the Hospital Insurance (HI) and Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) trust funds, and the new Part D prescription drug benefit projections.

Questions regarding the report and requests for a limited number of printed copies may be directed to Andrew Cosgrove at (202) 205-8681 or *[email protected].*

Dated: January 14, 2005.

Michael J. O'Grady,

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.