2012-20296. Medicaid Program; State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012

AGENCY:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION:

Notice; correction.

SUMMARY:

This document corrects a technical error that appeared in the notice published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR 43329) entitled “State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012.”

DATES:

Effective Dates: The final QI allotments for payment of Medicare Part B premiums for FY 2011 are effective October 1, 2010. The preliminary QI allotments for FY 2012 are effective October 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Strauss, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

In FR Doc. 2012-17952 of July 24, 2012 (77 FR 43329), there was a technical error that is identified and corrected in the Correction of Error section below. The provision in this correction document is effective as if it had been included in the document published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register.

II. Summary of Errors

In the “Background” section of the notice that was published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register, we inadvertently omitted Chart 1 titled “Final Qualifying Individuals Allotments for October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.” This notice is being issued to correct that error.

III. Correction of Errors

In the notice that was published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register, make the following correction:

In the “Background” section, include Chart 1 “State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012.”

Chart 1—Final Qualifying Individuals Allotments for October 1, 2010 Through September 30, 2011

State	Initial QI allotments for FY 2011			FY 2011 Estimated QI expenditures/1	Need (difference) If E>D, E − D	Percentage of total need states F/(Tot. of F)	Reduction pool for non-need States If D>=E, D − E	Percentage of total non-need States H/(Tot. of H)	Reduction adjustment for non-need States Col. 1 × $35,415,135	Increase adjustment for need States Col. G × $35,415,135	Final FY 2011 QI allotment/2
	Number of individuals/3 (000s)	Percentage of total Col B/Tot. Col B	Initial QI allotment Col × $885,000,000
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
Alabama	40	2.75	$24,363,386	$20,880,831	NA	NA	$3,482,555	1.4562	$515,727	NA	$23,847,659
Alaska	2	0.14	1,218,169	219,365	NA	NA	998,804	0.4177	147,912	NA	1,070,258
Arizona	21	1.45	12,790,778	17,342,127	4,551,349	12.8514	Need	Need	Need	4,551,349	17,342,127
Arkansas	23	1.58	14,008,947	13,221,431	NA	NA	787,516	0.3293	116,622	NA	13,892,325
California	103	7.09	62,735,719	28,587,784	NA	NA	34,147,935	14.2790	5,056,924	NA	57,678,794
Colorado	18	1.24	10,963,524	5,295,566	NA	NA	5,667,958	2.3701	839,361	NA	10,124,163
Connecticut	19	1.31	11,572,608	4,486,600	NA	NA	7,086,008	2.9630	1,049,358	NA	10,523,250
Delaware	6	0.41	3,654,508	3,146,625	NA	NA	507,883	0.2124	75,212	NA	3,579,296
District of Columbia	3	0.21	1,827,254	0	NA	NA	1,827,254	0.7641	270,596	NA	1,556,658
Florida	106	7.30	64,562,973	66,436,364	1,873,391	5.2898	Need	Need	Need	1,873,391	66,436,364
Georgia	41	2.82	24,972,471	26,906,212	1,933,741	5.4602	Need	Need	Need	1,933,741	26,906,212
Hawaii	4	0.28	2,436,339	1,291,051	NA	NA	1,145,288	0.4789	169,604	NA	2,266,734
Idaho	6	0.41	3,654,508	2,343,040	NA	NA	1,311,468	0.5484	194,214	NA	3,460,294
Illinois	65	4.47	39,590,502	24,682,083	NA	NA	14,908,419	6.2340	2,207,769	NA	37,382,734
Indiana	37	2.55	22,536,132	7,442,661	NA	NA	15,093,471	6.3113	2,235,173	NA	20,300,959
Iowa	21	1.45	12,790,778	4,271,524	NA	NA	8,519,254	3.5623	1,261,605	NA	11,529,172
Kansas	17	1.17	10,354,439	4,610,144	NA	NA	5,744,295	2.4020	850,665	NA	9,503,774
Kentucky	27	1.86	16,445,286	15,690,958	NA	NA	754,328	0.3154	111,707	NA	16,333,578
Louisiana	30	2.06	18,272,540	20,326,470	2,053,930	5.7996	Need	Need	Need	2,053,930	20,326,470
Maine	5	0.34	3,045,423	5,682,148	2,636,725	7.4452	Need	Need	Need	2,636,725	5,682,148
Maryland	17	1.17	10,354,439	7,088,750	NA	NA	3,265,689	1.3656	483,612	NA	9,870,827
Massachusetts	35	2.41	21,317,963	10,537,185	NA	NA	10,780,778	4.5080	1,596,512	NA	19,721,451
Michigan	47	3.23	28,626,979	15,085,628	NA	NA	13,541,351	5.6623	2,005,321	NA	26,621,657
Minnesota	22	1.51	13,399,862	6,222,133	NA	NA	7,177,729	3.0014	1,062,941	NA	12,336,922
Mississippi	17	1.17	10,354,439	15,159,850	4,805,411	13.5688	Need	Need	Need	4,805,411	15,159,850
Missouri	34	2.34	20,708,878	5,920,121	NA	NA	14,788,757	6.1839	2,190,048	NA	18,518,830
Montana	6	0.41	3,654,508	1,621,995	NA	NA	2,032,513	0.8499	300,992	NA	3,353,516
Nebraska	7	0.48	4,263,593	2,506,235	NA	NA	1,757,358	0.7348	260,245	NA	4,003,348
Nevada	9	0.62	5,481,762	4,524,038	NA	NA	957,724	0.4005	141,828	NA	5,339,934
New Hampshire	6	0.41	3,654,508	2,135,209	NA	NA	1,519,299	0.6353	224,991	NA	3,429,517
New Jersey	29	2.00	17,663,455	10,947,452	NA	NA	6,716,003	2.8083	994,564	NA	16,668,891
New Mexico	12	0.83	7,309,016	4,380,182	NA	NA	2,928,834	1.2247	433,727	NA	6,875,289
New York	88	6.06	53,599,449	46,599,154	NA	NA	7,000,295	2.9272	1,036,665	NA	52,562,785
North Carolina	51	3.51	31,063,317	29,879,017	NA	NA	1,184,300	0.4952	175,382	NA	30,887,936
North Dakota	3	0.21	1,827,254	732,156	NA	NA	1,095,098	0.4579	162,172	NA	1,665,082
Ohio	69	4.75	42,026,841	23,482,476	NA	NA	18,544,365	7.7543	2,746,211	NA	39,280,629
Oklahoma	17	1.17	10,354,439	10,487,929	133,490	0.3769	Need	Need	Need	133,490	10,487,929
Oregon	19	1.31	11,572,608	13,141,294	1,568,686	4.4294	Need	Need	Need	1,568,686	13,141,294
Pennsylvania	72	4.96	43,854,095	33,758,390	NA	NA	10,095,705	4.2215	1,495,060	NA	42,359,035
Rhode Island	6	0.41	3,654,508	2,322,853	NA	NA	1,331,655	0.5568	197,203	NA	3,457,305
South Carolina	24	1.65	14,618,032	15,020,561	402,529	1.1366	Need	Need	Need	402,529	15,020,561
South Dakota	4	0.28	2,436,339	1,720,053	NA	NA	716,286	0.2995	106,074	NA	2,330,265
Tennessee	34	2.34	20,708,878	26,632,392	5,923,514	16.7259	Need	Need	Need	5,923,514	26,632,392
Texas	117	8.05	71,262,904	78,314,925	7,052,021	19.9124	Need	Need	Need	7,052,021	78,314,925
Utah	9	0.62	5,481,762	2,259,983	NA	NA	3,221,779	1.3472	477,109	NA	5,004,653
Vermont	2	0.14	1,218,169	3,698,518	2,480,349	7.0036	Need	Need	Need	2,480,349	3,698,518
Virginia	33	2.27	20,099,794	12,026,439	NA	NA	8,073,355	3.3759	1,195,573	NA	18,904,221
Washington	21	1.45	12,790,778	9,678,240	NA	NA	3,112,538	1.3015	460,932	NA	12,329,846
West Virginia	15	1.03	9,136,270	6,570,617	NA	NA	2,565,653	1.0728	379,944	NA	8,756,326
Wisconsin	32	2.20	19,490,709	5,065,273	NA	NA	14,425,436	6.0320	2,136,244	NA	17,354,465
Wyoming	2	0.14	1,218,169	885,008	NA	NA	333,161	0.1393	49,337	NA	1,168,832
Total	1,453	100.00	885,000,000	681,267,040	35,415,135	100.0000	239,148,095	100.0000	35,415,135	35,415,135	885,000,000
Footnotes:
1 FY 2011 Estimates from July 2011 CMS Survey of States.
2 For Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to Initial QI Allotment in Column D increased by amount in Column K. For Non-Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to Initial QI Allotment in Column D reduced by amount in Column J.
3 Three-year average (2007-2009) of number (000) of Medicare beneficiaries in State who are not enrolled in Medicaid but whose incomes are at least 120% but less than 135% of Federal poverty level. Source: Census Bureau Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS).

Authority: (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance Program).

Dated: August 14, 2012.

Jennifer Cannistra,

Executive Secretary to the Department.