Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) (CMS-P-0015A)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form CMS-P-0015A Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS):(CMS Number CMS-P-0015A)	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
R88AdvanceLetterNoPhone.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Repair queued
R88ReminderPostcard.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Repair queued
R88 Adv Materials Crosswalk.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Repair queued
CMS P 0015A MCBS nonsubstantive change request Adv Mailings.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Repair queued
R88AdvanceLetterPhone.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Available
AttachmentCAdvLtrReportFinal.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-02-11	Available
CMS-P-0015A (0935-0568) Supporting Statement A - Passback2 responses Cle....docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2019-12-03	Repair queued
Summary of Questionnaire Changes_OMB Passback.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-08-06	Repair queued
CMS-P-0015A (0935-0568) Supporting Statement B - Passback2 responses Cle....docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-08-06	Available
CMS-P-0015A (0935-0568) Supporting Statement A - Passback2 responses Cle....docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-08-06	Available
Next of Kin Consent Form.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Available
Resident Consent Form.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Available
MCBS Facility Brochure_Eng.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Repair queued
HIPAA Letter.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Repair queued
R88FacilityPhoneAdvance Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Available
Thank You Letter_Comm_Eng.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Repair queued
Refusal Letter_Com_Continuing Rs_Eng_FM800.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Repair queued
MCBS IAQ Brochure_Eng.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Available
R88BrochurePhone.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-06-12	Available
Community Authority Letter.doc.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-02-11	Repair queued
AttachmentBControlLetter508c.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-02-11	Repair queued
AtTheDoorEnglish.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Available
2019-2020 MCBS Calendar ENG.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Available
2019_Winter Respondent Newsletter- Eng.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-04-16	Repair queued
CMS-P-0015A (0935-0568) Supporting Statement B - Passback2 responses Cle....docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2019-08-06	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
8171	Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS):(CMS Number CMS-P-0015A)	Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-0568	ICR Reference No: 202006-0938-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-0938-004
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No: OEDA
Title: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) (CMS-P-0015A)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/15/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/15/2020
Terms of Clearance: Approved consistent with the understanding that CMS will conduct an analysis of whether there is a change in the characteristics of those responding before and after the change in mode administration, and discuss the results of this comparison whenever the MCBS 2020 findings are presented.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2022	08/31/2022	08/31/2022
Responses	35,998	0	35,998
Time Burden (Hours)	42,610	0	42,610
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) is a continuous, multipurpose survey of a nationally representative sample of aged, disabled, and institutionalized Medicare beneficiaries. MCBS, which is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is the only comprehensive source of information on the health status, health care use and expenditures, health insurance coverage, and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the entire spectrum of Medicare beneficiaries.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 173 723 Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
   PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 3021 Name of Law: Affordable Care Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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:
	84 FR 731	01/31/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 15617	04/16/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS):(CMS Number CMS-P-0015A)	CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A, CMS-P-0015A	Home Health ,   Housing_Characteristics ,   Income_and_ Assets ,   Inpatient Utilization ,   Institutional Utilization ,   Introduction ,   Medical Provider Utilzation ,   Nicotine Alcohol ,   No Statement Cost ,   Other Medical Expense ,   Outpatient Utilization ,   Prescribed Medicine Utilization ,   Satisfaction Care ,   Statement Cost Series ,   Beneficiary Knowledge ,   Preventive Care ,   Usual Source of Care ,   Showcards and Reference Cards ,   Facility Showcards ,   Facility Screener ,   Residence History Missing Data ,   Health Status ,   Cost Payment Summary ,   Demographic Income ,   End Questionaire ,   Enumeration Summary ,   Home Health Summary ,   nterviewer Remarks ,   Mobility of Beneficiaries ,   Post Statement Cost ,   Access to Care ,   Chronic Pain ,   Dental, Vision, and Hearing Care Utilization ,   Drug Coverage ,   Emergency Utilization ,   Health Insurance ,   Residence History ,   Use of Health Services ,   Background_Questionnaire ,   Background_Questionnaire MIssing Data ,   Expenditures ,   Questionaire Missing Data ,   Questionaire ,   Health_Insurance ,   Health_Status

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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	35,998	35,998	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	42,610	42,610	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,347,008

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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? Yes

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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: 06/15/2020

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