Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
508_Compliant_CMS-10142 Attachment A, regulations PRA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-03-24
Responses to CY2011 BPT 30-day public comments.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-03-24
508_Compliant_CMS-10142 Attachment C, CY2011 BPT changes PRA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-01-06
UD CMS-10142 Attachment B, supporting statement PRA 3-9-2010.DOC Supporting Statement A	2010-03-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
37926	CY 2011 Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)-CMS-10142 Other-PD BPT screen shots	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0944	ICR Reference No: 201001-0938-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200901-0938-006
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/02/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/12/2010
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved consistent with revised supporting statement and burden/cost estimates. As this ICR is associated with the issuance of annual guidance, this ICR is approved for one year. During this time, and in response to public comments that suggest the burden estimates may not be accurate, CMS shall either (1) add a data element/question question to accurately determine burden at the end of the BPT - (e.g., “How long did this reporting process take to complete? Please include all time spent gathering and synthesizing information, attending training sessions, and entering such information into the computer system.”) or (2) ask a purposive sample of 9 plans for an estimate of the total burden associated with this collection, with the plans varying on important dimensions such as a size of plan, scope of plan coverage (e.g. national, regional, local), and type of plan (MA vs PDP). Previous terms of clearance remain in effect.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2010
Responses	6,050	0	6,050
Time Burden (Hours)	42,350	0	42,350
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), and implementing regulations at 42 CFR, Medicare Advantage organizations (MAO) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) are required to submit an actuarial pricing "bid" for each plan offered to Medicare beneficiaries for approval by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). MAOs and PDPs use the Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) software to develop their actuarial pricing bid. The information provided in the BPT is the basis for the plan's enrollee premiums and CMS payments for each contract year.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1395w-24 Name of Law: SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED PREMIUMS, BID AMOUNTS, AND RELATED INFORMATION
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 52236	10/09/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 1059	01/08/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CY 2011 Bid Pricing Tool (BPT) for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)-CMS-10142

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	6,050	6,050	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	42,350	42,350	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $418,474

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/12/2010

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