The Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice (MAPCP) Demonstration was announced by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in September 2009 to allow Medicare to join state Medicaid programs and private insurers in participating states to improve the delivery of primary care. CMS selected eight states to participate in this demonstration: Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, and Minnesota. CMS is conducting an evaluation of the demonstration to assess the effects of advanced primary care practice when supported by Medicare, Medicaid, and private health plans. To carry out one component of this effort, we seek OMB approval to administer the PCMH-CAHPS Survey in those states participating in the MAPCP Demonstration. In those states we will conduct one round of surveys in 2014 of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
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.