[Federal Register: August 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 159)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10260 and CMS-10256]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing
the following summary of proposed collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of
the Agency's function; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Advantage (MA) Disclosure
Requirements; Use: The information collection requirements are mandated
by 42 CFR 422.111 and 422.80. MA organizations will be required to
notify plan members of the coming year's changes using a combined
standardized document. MA organizations and potential MA organizations
(applicants) will use the information to comply with the eligibility
requirements and the MA contract requirements. CMS will use this
information to ensure that correct information is disclosed to Medicare
beneficiaries, both potential enrollees and enrollees. Form Number:
CMS-10260 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public:
Business or other for-profit; Number of Respondents: 670; Total Annual
Responses: 670; Total Annual Hours: 8040.
2. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Medicare Care Management performance (MCMP)
Demonstration; Use: Section 649 of the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) requires the Secretary
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a pay-
for-performance (P4P) demonstration program with physicians to meet the
needs of eligible beneficiaries through the adoption and use of health
information technology (HIT) and evidence-based outcome measures. The
Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration was established in
response to the MMA. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. is conducting an
evaluation of the MCMP on behalf of CMS. The goals of the three-year
demonstration are to improve quality of care to eligible fee-for-
service Medicare beneficiaries and encourage the implementation and use
of HIT. The specific objectives are to promote continuity of care, help
stabilize medical conditions, prevent or minimize acute exacerbations
of chronic conditions, and reduce adverse health outcomes. The MMA
authorizes a total of four sites in both urban and rural areas. The
demonstration sites are in Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, and
Utah. The MCMP demonstration will target practices serving at least 50
traditional fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with congestive
heart failure, coronary heart disease, and diabetes for whom they
provide primary care.
An impact analysis using a comparison group design will be
conducted as part of the evaluation. Physician practices in selected
non-demonstration States that match most closely those in demonstration
States on key factors will make up the comparison group. The impact
analysis will use data from four data sources: (1) A beneficiary
survey, (2) a physician survey, (3) Medicare claims and eligibility
data, and (4) practice-specific data. This request relates to the two
surveys. Form Number: CMS-10256 (OMB 0938-New); Frequency:
Once; Affected Public:
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Business or other for-profits, and Individual and households; Number of
Respondents: 6,400; Total Annual Responses: 6,400; Total Annual Hours:
1,472.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS Web
Site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, or
E-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on September 15,
2008. OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: OMB Desk
Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Michelle Shortt,
Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic Operations
and Regulatory Affairs.
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