The Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA
creates new competitive private health insurance markets - referred
to as State-based Marketplaces (SBMs) - that will give millions of
Americans and small businesses access to affordable healthcare
coverage. HHS provides oversight and monitoring of SBMs to ensure
they maintain adequate operational systems. Effective and efficient
oversight of Marketplaces will help ensure that affordable and
quality health coverage is available to all Americans through
monitoring, reporting, and oversight of financial and other
Marketplace activities. The SMAR is the primary vehicle to insure
comprehensive compliance with all reporting requirements contained
in the ACA and applicable Federal Regulations. It is specifically
called for in Section 1313(a)(1) of the Act which requires an SBM
to keep an accurate accounting of all activities, receipts, and
expenditures, and to submit a report annually to the Secretary
concerning such accounting. Instructions governing specific facets
of the activities covered by the report are contained both in the
Act and in various sections of applicable Federal Regulations. CMS
has designed the SMAR to reduce the data collection to the maximum
extent possible. While it is intended as a comprehensive compliance
review to ensure SBM are fulfilling their statutory requirements,
very little additional data gathering is required to complete the
form. The respondents can answer most questions by attestations and
uploading existing documents. Respondents complete the report
entirely online.
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PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1313(a)(1) Name of Law:
Affordable Care Act
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.