This information
collection request is approved as an emergency submission under the
Paperwork Reduction Act consistent with HCFA's e-mail memos and
revisions provided to OMB on 12/27/2001. HCFA must also provide OMB
with a copy of the final report once completed, and must also
provide OMB with a report on response rates obtained in this
study.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2001
06/30/2001
3,385
0
0
587
0
0
0
0
0
In December 2000, over 100 managed
care plans with withdraw from Medicare or reduce their service
area, affecting nearly 1,000,000 medicare beneficiaries. HCFa
wishes to survey approximately 3,400 affected beneficiaries in
early 2001 to determine how they were affected by the withdrawals
and whether they received sufficient informaiton about options for
replacing their managed care coverage.
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.