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0938-0008 199407-0938-002
Historical Active 199309-0938-001
HHS/CMS
MEDICARE/MEDICAID HEALTH INSURANCE COMMON CLAIM FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 09/30/1994
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/14/1994
The HCFA-1500 is extended exactly as is through 3/95 with the followin remarks. OMB recognizes that this is a limited extension but believes that HCFA and PHS need this extension period to compile and present mo evidence that collection of E-codes on the HCFA-1500 will produce information that is statistically valid for public health research and policy purposes. This action does not question the coding structure or content. It instead investigates the claim as a vehicle for certai voluntary coding uses. OMB agrees with the Departments' assessment of the policy relevance of E-code data for health research/prevention pur poses. HCFA's supporting statement and the Department's subsequent responses to public comment, however, fail to address how the collection of these data on the HCFA-1500 claim form is an appropriate means of collecting such data while ensuring that it is statistically valid and that future analysis would be based upon a generalizable, representative sample of patients with certain conditions. OMB believes that this particular case is a compelling example of dissonance between statistical objectives and the limitatio of administrative systems. Because OMB supports the Department's research objectives, it recommends that PHS and HCFA staff meet with OMB in the near future in order to delineate the types of supporting analysis and rationales that would be necessary for resubmission pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/1995 03/31/1995 09/30/1994
546,115,406 0 546,115,406
73,325,195 0 73,325,195
0 0 0