[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44847-44848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22499]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Health Affairs announces the proposed extension of a public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed extension of
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the information collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received October 20,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the information
collection should be sent to Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs) TRICARE Management Activity, Skyline Five,
Suite 810, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3206.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection, please write to the above address or
call Anne
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Giese, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs),
TRICARE Management Activity at (703) 681-1757 Ext 5658.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: TRICARE Senior Prime
Enrollment Application Form; OMB No. 0720-0018.
Needs and Uses: This information collection is a requirement for
TRICARE Senior Prime, a joint demonstration project of military managed
health care conducted by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Under this
demonstration, authorized by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, DoD will
offer Medicare-eligible military retirees and their dependents
enrollment in a DoD-operated managed health care program. Medicare-
eligible beneficiaries will be offered the opportunity to enroll at
selected Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in a managed care program
modeled after the existing TRICARE Prime benefit. Medicare will
reimburse DoD on a capitated basis for health care services it provides
to the enrolled beneficiaries. Dual-eligible beneficiaries seeking
enrollment in the program will be required to fill out an enrollment
application which will provide information pertaining to eligibility
for the program, personal information for identification purposes, and
information on other health insurance.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Annual Burden Hours: 25,536 hours.
Number of Respondents: 77,381.
Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, Medicare-eligible military
retirees are not eligible to participate in TRICARE, DoD's triple
option health care benefit for military retirees and active duty
dependents. Their participation in the Military Health System (MHS) is
limited to receiving health care on a space-available basis at MTFs.
The TRICARE Senior Prime demonstration project seeks to show that a
DoD-operated managed care program can provide health care services to
beneficiaries eligible for both military health care and Medicare more
effectively and efficiently than under the current DoD-operated system.
Dated: August 14, 1998.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-22499 Filed 8-20-98; 8:45 am]
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