[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35915-35916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16977]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority; Office of the Actuary
Part F of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations
of Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services, Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA), (Federal Register, Vol. 59, No.
60, pp. 14643-14644, dated Tuesday, March 29, 1994) is amended to
reflect changes in the substructure of the Office of the Actuary
(OACT). The OACT functional statement has not been changed; however,
the remaining OACT substructure is being published to reflect the
organizational changes resulting from streamlining efforts.
The specific amendments to Part F are as follows:
Section F.10.C.4. (Organization) is amended to read as
follows:
4. Office of the Actuary
a. Office of Medicare and Medicaid Cost Estimates
b. Office of National Health Statistics
Section F.20.C.4. (Functions) is amended by modifying
office statements and deleting the office substructure in their
entirety. The new functional statements read as follows:
a. Office of Medicare and Medicaid Cost Estimates (FKC1)
Prepares cost estimates for the Hospital Insurance (HI)
program, the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program, and the
Medicaid program for use in the President's budget.
Evaluates the operations of the Medicare trust funds
particularly relating to outlays and program solvency.
Develops such variables as the Part B premium rates, the
inpatient hospital deductible, the Part A premium rate for voluntary
enrollees, and the physicians' economic index applicable to prevailing
fees.
Develops the payment rates for the annual update of the
adjusted average per capita cost (AAPCC) ratebook, which is used to pay
health maintenance organizations that enter into a risk contract with
HCFA to provide benefits to Medicare enrollees.
Provides cost estimates for the Medicaid program,
including the development of cost estimates for proposed changes in
Medicaid or in programs affecting Medicaid, and overall Medicaid
program costs for years after the current budget year.
Serves as technical consultant throughout the Government
on Medicare and Medicaid cost estimate issues.
Provides actuarial consultation to other organizations in
the research of AAPCC methodology.
b. Office of National Health Statistics (FKC2)
Develops, maintains and makes analytical use of the
National Health Accounts (NHA) which include annual
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estimates and publication of National Health Expenditures (NHE) and
periodic estimates and publication of NHE by age groupings or by
region.
Provides technical support for HCFA regulatory processes,
especially those related to payment systems or reform.
Develops, analyzes and publishes, health sector models and
associated estimates which allow assessments of historical
relationships and projections of current law or evaluation of the
impact of proposed changes to the current system.
Plans and manages the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.
Provides all the in-house activities needed for survey management, data
analysis, and coordination and information dissemination.
Conducts and evaluates surveys containing information
relevant to the health care system.
Maintains, updates and revises the provider market basket
input price indexes and the Medicare Economic Index.
Dated: June 12, 1995.
Bruce C. Vladeck,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-16977 Filed 7-11-95; 8:45 am]
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