Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans (CMS-10448)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CMS-10488 Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans and Accrediting Entities Data Collection Form	Removed
CMS-10448 - Supporting Statement for Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans.pdf Supporting Statement A	2017-11-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
229047	EHB Reporting	New
203740	EHB Dental Plan Issuers	Unchanged
203739	Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans and Accrediting Entities Data Collection Form	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1174	ICR Reference No: 201710-0938-009
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201508-0938-010
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: 18885
Title: Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans (CMS-10448)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 01/30/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/15/2017
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2018
Responses	226	0	226
Time Burden (Hours)	165	0	165
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Affordable Care Act requires that all qualified health plans (QHPs) offered in the Exchanges provide the essential health benefits (EHB) and be accredited by an accrediting entity that is recognized by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. In order to establish EHB benchmark plans in each State, CMS will collect data from potential default benchmark plan issuers in each State and from States that select their own benchmark. CMS also intends to ask all States for a voluntary submission of their State mandated benefits. This data collection will include: administrative data necessary to identify the plan, all health benefits offered by the plans and associated limits, drug coverage, network type, and plan level enrollment. Finally, we plan to collect submissions from dental plan issuers on whether they intend to apply for certification to participate in the Exchanges as stand-alone plans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 1201, 1301, 1302, 1311, 1321 Name of Law: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 42 USC 156.111 Name of Law: Essential health benefits requirements

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0938-AT12	Proposed rulemaking	82 FR 51052	11/02/2017

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EHB Dental Plan Issuers
Essential Health Benefits Benchmark Plans and Accrediting Entities Data Collection	CMS-10488	Data Collection Instructions
EHB Reporting

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The total burden hours have increased by 322 hours (from 165 hours to 487 hours). However, the existing ICR assumes burden for 226 respondents and the proposed ICR estimates 185 respondents per year due to certain issuers and States no longer being required to respond to the information collection. The total costs for proposed §156.111(e) per year is estimated to increase by $19,911 from $8,094 to $28,005 and the stand-alone dental plan data collection is estimated as $5,941 total costs per a year. The burden related to stand-alone dental plans issuers has risen due to increased fringe and overhead costs while the number of participating issuers remains the same at 175 issuers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 11/15/2017

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