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OMB Control No:
0938-0732
ICR Reference No:
201706-0938-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201505-0938-006
Agency/Subagency:
HHS/CMS
Agency Tracking No:
CM-CPC
Title:
Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey (CMS-R-246)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
04/05/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/18/2017
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2018
Responses
799,650
0
800,249
Time Burden (Hours)
192,113
0
310,086
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
2,995,000
Abstract:
CMS has fielded the MA (Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems) CAHPS Survey annually since 1998, the Medicare FFS CAHPS Survey annually since 2000, and the MA DP and Stand Alone PDP CAHPS survey annually since 2006. The Medicare CAHPS is a national survey of health and prescription drug plans conducted at the contract level for MA, MA PD and Stand Alone PDP plans and at the state level for Medicare fee-for-service. Medicare CAHPS provides data to permit preparation of plan performance measures to assist Medicare beneficiaries in their selection of a health and/or prescription drug plan and help policymakers and others assist the Medicare program and Medicare plans design and monitor patient-centered quality improvement initiatives. The 2009 Call letter for MA and MA PD plans requires these plans to contract with private vendors from a list selected by CMS to conduct the 2011 Medicare CAHPS survey for their plan at the contract level and provide the collected data to CMS for analyses and preparation of CAHPS measures for use in consumer and plan reports and for quality improvement purposes for MA, MA PD, and Stand Alone PDP plans. CMS will continue to collect the Medicare FFS CAHPS data from surveys at the state and some sub-state levels. This revision to a currently approved collection is to add questions focusing on care coordination. The Medicare CAHPS survey has taken the OMB No. 0935-0732.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 108 - 173 1860D
Name of Law: Information to Facilitate Enrollment
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
EO 13771 Designation:
Deregulatory
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:
81 FR 38187
06/13/2016
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 32708
07/17/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Fee-For-Service (FFS) Survey
CMS-R-246
Fee-For-Service (FFS) Survey
MA and PDP Contracts
CMS-R-246, CMS-R-246
MA-only Survey
,
MA-PD Survey
MA-PDP Survey
CMS-R-246
Prescription Drug Plan Survey
Medicare Advantage (MA) Survey
CMS-R-246
Medicare Advantage 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
799,650
800,249
0
0
-599
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
192,113
310,086
0
-85,627
-32,346
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
2,995,000
0
0
-2,995,000
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Forms
Short Statement:
Due to a reduction in survey content, the burden to Medicare beneficiaries to complete a CAHPS survey has gone down: MA burden is 0.25 hour and the stand-alone PDP and FFS survey burdens are 0.17 and 0.25 hours, respectively. Compared to prior survey burden of 0.4 for MA, 0.25 for stand-along PDP, and 0.3 for FFS. The overall burden has been reduced by 85,627 hours. Changes to the survey content are demonstrated in the respective Crosswalks which are attached to this package. The burden to MA and PDP contracts has been moved from Supporting Statement section 12 (Burden Estimates) to its proper place in section 13 (Capital Costs). The cost per contract has not changed from the currently approved estimate. However, because Capital Costs are not added to the ROCIS burden table, this change adjusts our burden estimate by minus 32,346 hr and $2,995,000.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$6,000,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Mitch Bryman 410 786-5258 Mitch.Bryman@cms.hhs.gov
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:
07/18/2017
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