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OMB Control No:
0938-0732
ICR Reference No:
200611-0938-012
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200402-0938-006
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/CMS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
The Medicare Managed Care CAHPS Survey and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 417.126 and 417.470
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
12/18/2006
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
02/05/2007
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/22/2006
Terms of Clearance:
This collection is approved consistent with memo dated 2/5/2007. CMS will not use the health status indicators on the survey instrument to report health outcome measures.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2007
6 Months From Approved
04/30/2007
Responses
600,000
0
168,000
Time Burden (Hours)
198,000
0
55,450
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Currently, AHRQ is field testing the PDP set of questions in the Medicare CAHPS (OMB No. 0935-0124) to be completed November 2006. The new Medicare CAHPS survey is a shortened version of the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare fee-for-service (MFFS) CAHPS surveys with addition of questions on the experiences of persons enrolled in a Medicare prescription drug plan. The survey will permit aggregation of the data and presentation of CAHPS measures at levels representing MA and MA-PD plans, as well as stand-alone PDPs, and the original Medicare FFS health plan
Emergency Justfication:
This revised request for approval takes the OMB approved MA (OMB control number is 0938 0732) and FFS CAHPS (OMB control number is 0938-0796) instruments and adds new Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) questions as mandated in Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). This revised package request will continue to use the OMB control number is 0938-0732, but will merge the MA and FFS surveys into one package. Specifically the MMA under Sec. 1860D-4 (Information to Facilitate Enrollment) requires CMS to conduct consumer satisfaction surveys regarding the prescription drug plan or the MA prescription drug plan pursuant to section 1860D-4(d) and report the results to Part D eligible individuals at least 30 days prior to the enrollment period. There is an exception for unavailability of information for the first plan year it is offered and for the next plan year if it is impracticable or the information is otherwise unavailable. This request for approval is to ensure that CMS is able to conduct the Medicare CAHPS surveys in time to publicly report the data for the open enrollment period in Fall 2007.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 108 - 173 1860D
Name of Law: Information to Facilitate Enrollment
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
71 FR 66954
11/17/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
The Medicare Managed Care CAHPS Survey : CMS-R-246
CMS-R-246
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan Survey
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
600,000
168,000
0
432,000
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
198,000
55,450
0
142,550
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This revised request is seeking 94, 910 additional hours approved because the response universe for this survey has grown considerably. The MMA legislation has increased the size and scope of the Medicare CAHPS surveys. For 2007, the number of plans to be included in the survey has grown from 208 in the 2005 MA survey, to now include 509 MA-PD plans and 81 freestanding PDPs. For plans that cover large geographic areas or have national coverage (i.e. Private Fee For Service), we will be splitting the organizations into multiple sampling units. We estimate that we have up to 1,000 sampling units
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$87,000,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Saleda Perryman
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
11/16/2006
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