[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8696]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[Document Identifier: HCFA-R-226]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the following
proposal for the collection of information. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding the 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
functions; (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.
Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Evaluation of Medicare Choices Demonstration;
Form No.: HCFA-R-226; Use: The objective of the evaluation of the
Medicare Choices Demonstration is to determine whether the newer types
of managed care delivery systems in the demonstration are effective at
attracting and retaining Medicare enrollees and providing a high
quality, cost-effective care. The key research questions HCFA will ask
Medicare enrollees include: Beneficiary choice, knowledge, and biased
selection. Why do beneficiaries enroll (or not enroll) in plans? What
proportion of enrollees disenroll, and why? What is the nature and
extent of biased selection in the demonstration, and does it vary
across plans? How well do enrollees understand their plans and the
rules and procedures for obtaining care? Effects on service use. What
are the effects of the plans on the use of Medicare-covered services?
Are some plans more effective at controlling service use than others?
Effects on Medicare costs. What are the effects of the various payment
methods being tested in the demonstration on Medicare costs (relative
to both the AAPCC payment system and the FFS sector)? Effects on
satisfaction, access, and quality. What are the effects of the plans on
enrollee satisfaction, access to care, and quality of care? How does
this vary across plans? Frequency: Other, one time; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 10,000; Total Annual
Responses: 10,000; Total Annual Hours: 3,880.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork collections referenced above, E-mail your request, including
your address and phone number, to Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed
within 30 days of this notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer
designated at the following address: OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, D.C. 20503.
Dated: March 24, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services,
Information Technology Investment Management Group, Division of HCFA
Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-8696 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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