Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Report for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
508_Compliant_CMS-10476_MLR_Attachment_D_MLR_changes.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-11-15
508_Compliant_CMS-10476_MLR_Attachment_E_CMS_Response_to_60-day_public_comments.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-11-15
CMS-10476 - Supporting Statement part A [rev 11-15-2013 by OSORA PRA].docx Supporting Statement A	2013-11-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
209359	Annual Report and Recordkeeping Requirements Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1232	ICR Reference No: 201311-0938-021
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: 20967
Title: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Report for Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans and Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/21/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/18/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	616	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	28,980	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and implementing regulations at 42 CFR, Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) sponsors are required to submit annual medical loss ratio (MLR) reports (at the contract level) to the Secretary of HHS concerning the amount spent on claims, quality improvement expenses, non-claims costs, Federal and State taxes, licensing and regulatory fees, and revenue. Plan sponsors must provide a remittance to the Secretary if the amount spent in a reporting year on certain costs compared to its revenue (excluding Federal and States taxes and licensing and regulatory fees) is below a certain ratio, referred to as the medical loss ratio (MLR). MA organizations and Part D sponsors are required to report their MLR to CMS, and are subject to financial and other penalties for a failure to meet a statutory requirement that they have an MLR of at least 85 percent. The Affordable Care Act requires several levels of sanctions for failure to meet the 85 percent minimum MLR requirement, including remittance of funds to CMS, a prohibition on enrolling new members, and ultimately contract termination. Plan sponsors will use the MLR Reporting Tool to provide contract-level MLR information to CMS. The information provided in this MLR Report is the basis for computing the contract's MLR percentage and remittance amount, if any, for a contract year.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 152 1857(e) Name of Law: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1103 Name of Law: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1103 Name of Law: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 152 1857(e) Name of Law: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

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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:
	78 FR 40482	07/05/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 67150	11/08/2013
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
Annual Report and Recordkeeping Requirements	CMS-10476	MLR Report for Contract Year 2014

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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	616	0	616	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28,980	0	28,980	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: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $508,223

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]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 11/18/2013

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