Part C Medicare Advantage Reporting Requirements and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 422.516 (a)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
04/07/2014
11/08/2013
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2017
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2014
6,715
0
8,445
169,558
0
208,920
0
0
0
CMS' regulatory authority to establish reporting requirements for Part C Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations is described in 42CFR ?422.516 (a). It is noted that each MA organization must have an effective procedure to develop, compile, evaluate, and report to CMS, to its enrollees, and to the general public, at the times and in the manner that CMS requires, and while safeguarding the confidentiality of the doctor-patient relationship, statistics and other information with respect to the following:
(1) The cost of its operations.
(2) The patterns of utilization of its services.
(3) The availability, accessibility, and acceptability of its services.
(4) To the extent practical, developments in the health status of its enrollees.
(5) Other matters that CMS may require.
With both growth in the number of participating organizations and the types of plan "packages" available to Medicare beneficiaries, the need for more extensive, in depth, and effective monitoring has increased. Therefore, CMS is requesting a 3 year OMB approval of additional Part C data reporting.
There is a decrease in cost and hour burden. One measure was added and another was enhanced and there was a decrease in reporting frequency of some measures.
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.