HCFA is required by the Balanced
Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 to provide disenrollment information on
Medicare+Choice health plans to Medicare beneficiaries for the
purpose of informed choice. To faithfully execute this requirement,
HCFA needs to survey Medicare beneficiaries who have disenrolled
from their plans during the past year to obtain their ratings of
their former plans and the reasons why they left. The survey
results will be reported to all beneficiaries in print and on the
Internet.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.