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OMB Control No: 0938-0568	ICR Reference No: 202607-0938-013
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202511-0938-005
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: OEDA
Title: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) (CMS-P-0015A)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/08/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/27/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2029
Responses	35,015	0	35,015
Time Burden (Hours)	31,917	0	32,258
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) is a continuous, multipurpose survey of a nationally representative sample of aged, disabled, and institutionalized Medicare beneficiaries. MCBS, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is the only comprehensive source of information on the health status, health care use and expenditures, health insurance coverage, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the entire spectrum of Medicare beneficiaries. The MCBS has been at the forefront of survey collection and data processing, most notably as one of the first surveys to successfully 1) implement a computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) and 2) match survey and claims data to adjust and correct for underreporting in survey reported health care utilization. The CMS vision for the MCBS is to continue to provide timely, policy-relevant, unique, high-quality, and high-value data; increase the survey’s ability to develop, monitor, assess, and evaluate the impact of CMS care delivery and payment models; and to continue to break ground in innovative, efficient, and analytically powerful new areas of survey data administration, design, and development. CMS routinely reviews MCBS content to: 1) promote efficiency by streamlining the questionnaire and reducing respondent burden; 2) assess utility of information collected by the MCBS and remove questions that are no longer relevant, and 3) maintain the production of high-quality data by removing content that is no longer performing well. Starting with the 2026 full clearance revisions (approved by OMB on 1/6/2026), CMS reduced MCBS respondent burden by 8%. In accordance with OMB’s terms of clearance specified in the approval of the 2026 MCBS, CMS identified additional deletions in the Community and Facility instruments to reduce the respondent burden associated with the MCBS. When implemented, the revision to this OMB package will continue the downward trend in respondent burden with a net decrease of an additional one percent.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 723 Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3021 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act

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:
	91 FR 23271	04/30/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 46785	07/24/2026
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
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS):(CMS-P-0015A)	CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A	, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	35,015	35,015	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	31,917	32,258	-341
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: CMS reduced the collections overall burden due to planned content removals and revisions . These changes include the removal and revision of existing survey items. Some of the item revisions are burden neutral, such as simplification of item text and response options, while others will reduce interview length, such as changing the item administration schedule. The revision reduces the annual respondent burden by 341 hours, bringing the total annual respondent burden to 31,917 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $22,300,000

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. 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]? Yes

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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