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OMB Control No: 0938-1028	ICR Reference No: 202402-0938-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-0938-017
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: CM-CPC
Title: HEDIS Data Collection for Medicare Advantage (CMS-10219)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/20/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2024
Responses	808	677
Time Burden (Hours)	258,560	216,640
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: CMS has a responsibility to its Medicare beneficiaries to ensure that care provided by Medicare Advantage (MA) contracts to CMS is of high quality and conforms to currently acceptable standards of medical care. CMS accomplishes this through the collection, analysis and dissemination of HEDIS data, the most widely used standardized clinical performance measurement set in managed care. Since January 1997, Medicare managed care contracts have been required to annually report quality of care performance measures from HEDIS. In April 1997, CMS began working with NCQA to implement HEDIS data collection directly into the Medicare managed care program. It is critical to the agency's mission that CMS continues to collect and disseminate information that will help beneficiaries choose among health plans; information that contributes to better health care through the identification of quality improvement opportunities; and provides for proper oversight and management of the Medicare program. These data are used in external CMS information products issued to beneficiaries, and are published on the CMS public website. These data are also made publicly available through public use files (PUFs) posted on the CMS website. CMS relies heavily on HEDIS data for contractor surveillance and assessment activities. It is critical to the agency's mission that CMS continues to collect and disseminate information that will help beneficiaries choose among health plans; information that contributes to better health care through the identification of quality improvement opportunities; and provides for proper oversight and management of the Medicare program.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC Sec. 1395w-22(e)(3)(A) Name of Law: Benefits and beneficiary protections
   Statute at Large: 18 Stat. 1852
   PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 722 (a)(3)(A)(i) Name of Law: MMA

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:
	88 FR 85624	12/08/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 12846	02/20/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
HEDIS Information Collection Request

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	808	677	131
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	258,560	216,640	41,920
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The hours and the costs have increased in this package because in 2020 there were 677 MAOs and in 2023 there are 808 MAOs. CMS has also made very minor changes in the measurement set for HEDIS®, six measures were removed/retired and three measures were added. These changes have attributed to the increase in total burden of 258,560 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $720,477

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. No

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. No

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? No

Agency Contact: Stephan McKenzie 410 786-1943 stephan.mckenzie@cms.hhs.gov

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