[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9395]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA), Department of Health and Human Services, is 
publishing the following summaries of proposed collections for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Current 
Beneficiary Survey: Round-16; Form No.: HCFA-P-15A; Use: The Office of 
the Actuary, HCFA, proposes to supplement the questionnaire and sample 
for the September, 1996 Round-16 of the Medicare Current Beneficiary 
Survey (MCBS) to facilitate comparisons of the experiences of 
beneficiaries using managed care and those in the fee-for-service 
medical care delivery system. The MCBS, is a national survey of persons 
served by Medicare, used to support policy and research by measuring 
use and cost of services, sources of payment, insurance coverage, 
health status, access, satisfaction and other information; Frequency: 
Annually; Affected Public: Individuals and households; Number of 
Respondents: 1,900; Total Annual Hours: 1,900.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms, 
E-mail your request, including your address and phone number, to 
P[email protected], or call the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-
1326. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to 
the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following 
address: HCFA, Office of Financial and Human Resources, Management 
Planning and Analysis Staff, Attention: John Burke, Room C2-26-17, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

    Dated: April 3, 1996.
Kathleen B. Larson,
Director, Management Planning and Analysis Staff, Office of Financial 
and Human Resources, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-9395 Filed 4-16-96; 8:45 am]
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