On May 23, 2011, CMS published a final
rule with comment period (76 FR 29964) to implement the annual
review of unreasonable increases in premiums for health insurance
coverage called for by section 2794. Under the regulation, if CMS
determines that a state has an effective rate review program in a
given market, using the criteria set forth in the rule, CMS will
adopt that state's determinations regarding whether rate increases
in that market are unreasonable, provided that the state reports
its final determinations to CMS and explains the bases of its
determinations. The final rule titled "Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review"
(78 FR 13406, February 27, 2013) amends the standards under the
rate review program. Currently, CMS relies on publicly available
information and annual calls with individual States to obtain the
information needed to determine whether a State has an effective
rate review program. CMS is proposing to instead collect the
information in writing from all States that would like to request
effective status.
PL:
Pub.L. 111 - 148 1003 Name of Law: Ensuring that consumers get
value for their dollars
The reduction in burden hours
is primarily due to the removal of Cycle IV application
requirements. The burden hours decreased from 20,951 to 14,405
hours. The application period has ceased; however, the necessary
reporting requirements remain active. The number of burden hours
and annual cost were updated to reflect current Cycle II, Cycle
III, and Cycle IV states, as well as eliminate the burden hours and
annual cost for Cycle I, as no states are still in the Cycle I
program. The decreased burden hours and cost for Rate Review Cycle
II, Cycle III, and Cycle IV Grants is due to a number of state
grantees that are no longer participating in various grant cycles.
Respondents have engaged in grant close-outs due to completing
activities set forth in their grant applications, changing grant
milestones and objectives that are outside of the scope of the
grant program, and exhausting grant funds.
$269,312
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Uncollected
Jamaa Hill 301 492-4190
No
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.