[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42638-42639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21275]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[HCFA-R-237]
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: Multi-State Evaluation of Dual Eligibles
Demonstration; Form No.: HCFA-R-237 OMB #0938-NEW; Use: This survey
provides information needed to evaluate dual eligible demonstrations on
issues of satisfaction and gather health and functional status to be
used in other analyses. Dual eligible demonstrations provide HCFA the
opportunity to determine whether changes in payment and reimbursement
and alternative ways to provide health services results in better
coordination, increased satisfaction, and improved outcomes of those
eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Respondents to the survey
include demonstration enrollees both living in the community and in
institutions, their families, disenrollees and corresponding comparison
groups. Frequency: One time submission; Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; Number of Respondents: 7,840; Total Annual Responses:
7,840; Total Annual Hours: 5,580.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement for the proposed
paperwork
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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: July 23, 1998.
John P. Burke III,
HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA, Office of Information Services,
Security and Standards Group, Division of HCFA Enterprise Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-21275 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am]
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