[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50109-50110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20296]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-2385-CN]


Medicaid Program; State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B 
Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This document corrects a technical error that appeared in the 
notice published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR 43329) 
entitled ``State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for 
Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012.''

DATES: Effective Dates: The final QI allotments for payment of Medicare 
Part B premiums for FY 2011 are effective October 1, 2010. The 
preliminary QI allotments for FY 2012 are effective October 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Strauss, (410) 786-2019.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In FR Doc. 2012-17952 of July 24, 2012 (77 FR 43329), there was a 
technical error that is identified and corrected in the Correction of 
Error section below. The provision in this correction document is 
effective as if it had been included in the document published in the 
July 24, 2012 Federal Register.

II. Summary of Errors

    In the ``Background'' section of the notice that was published in 
the July 24, 2012 Federal Register, we inadvertently omitted Chart 1 
titled ``Final Qualifying Individuals Allotments for October 1, 2010 
through September 30, 2011.'' This notice is being issued to correct 
that error.

III. Correction of Errors

    In the notice that was published in the July 24, 2012 Federal 
Register, make the following correction:
    In the ``Background'' section, include Chart 1 ``State Allotments 
for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals 
(QIs) for FY 2012.''

                                                 Chart 1--Final Qualifying Individuals Allotments for October 1, 2010 Through September 30, 2011
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Initial QI allotments for FY 2011                                                 Reduction                 Reduction     Increase
                                            -----------------------------------------                     Need       Percentage    pool for    Percentage   adjustment   adjustment
                                                            Percentage   Initial QI       FY 2011     (difference)    of total     non-need     of total     for non-     for need     Final FY
                   State                       Number of     of total     allotment    Estimated QI    If E>D,  E - need states   States  If    non-need   need States     States      2011 QI
                                             individuals/   Col B/Tot.      Col x     expenditures/1        D        F/(Tot. of   D>=E,  D -   States  H/    Col. 1 x     Col. G x   allotment/2
                                               3  (000s)      Col B     $885,000,000                                     F)           E       (Tot. of H)  $35,415,135  $35,415,135
A                                                       B            C             D               E             F            G            H            I            J            K            L
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama....................................            40         2.75   $24,363,386     $20,880,831            NA           NA   $3,482,555       1.4562     $515,727           NA  $23,847,659
Alaska.....................................             2         0.14     1,218,169         219,365            NA           NA      998,804       0.4177      147,912           NA    1,070,258
Arizona....................................            21         1.45    12,790,778      17,342,127     4,551,349      12.8514         Need         Need         Need    4,551,349   17,342,127
Arkansas...................................            23         1.58    14,008,947      13,221,431            NA           NA      787,516       0.3293      116,622           NA   13,892,325

[[Page 50110]]

 
California.................................           103         7.09    62,735,719      28,587,784            NA           NA   34,147,935      14.2790    5,056,924           NA   57,678,794
Colorado...................................            18         1.24    10,963,524       5,295,566            NA           NA    5,667,958       2.3701      839,361           NA   10,124,163
Connecticut................................            19         1.31    11,572,608       4,486,600            NA           NA    7,086,008       2.9630    1,049,358           NA   10,523,250
Delaware...................................             6         0.41     3,654,508       3,146,625            NA           NA      507,883       0.2124       75,212           NA    3,579,296
District of Columbia.......................             3         0.21     1,827,254               0            NA           NA    1,827,254       0.7641      270,596           NA    1,556,658
Florida....................................           106         7.30    64,562,973      66,436,364     1,873,391       5.2898         Need         Need         Need    1,873,391   66,436,364
Georgia....................................            41         2.82    24,972,471      26,906,212     1,933,741       5.4602         Need         Need         Need    1,933,741   26,906,212
Hawaii.....................................             4         0.28     2,436,339       1,291,051            NA           NA    1,145,288       0.4789      169,604           NA    2,266,734
Idaho......................................             6         0.41     3,654,508       2,343,040            NA           NA    1,311,468       0.5484      194,214           NA    3,460,294
Illinois...................................            65         4.47    39,590,502      24,682,083            NA           NA   14,908,419       6.2340    2,207,769           NA   37,382,734
Indiana....................................            37         2.55    22,536,132       7,442,661            NA           NA   15,093,471       6.3113    2,235,173           NA   20,300,959
Iowa.......................................            21         1.45    12,790,778       4,271,524            NA           NA    8,519,254       3.5623    1,261,605           NA   11,529,172
Kansas.....................................            17         1.17    10,354,439       4,610,144            NA           NA    5,744,295       2.4020      850,665           NA    9,503,774
Kentucky...................................            27         1.86    16,445,286      15,690,958            NA           NA      754,328       0.3154      111,707           NA   16,333,578
Louisiana..................................            30         2.06    18,272,540      20,326,470     2,053,930       5.7996         Need         Need         Need    2,053,930   20,326,470
Maine......................................             5         0.34     3,045,423       5,682,148     2,636,725       7.4452         Need         Need         Need    2,636,725    5,682,148
Maryland...................................            17         1.17    10,354,439       7,088,750            NA           NA    3,265,689       1.3656      483,612           NA    9,870,827
Massachusetts..............................            35         2.41    21,317,963      10,537,185            NA           NA   10,780,778       4.5080    1,596,512           NA   19,721,451
Michigan...................................            47         3.23    28,626,979      15,085,628            NA           NA   13,541,351       5.6623    2,005,321           NA   26,621,657
Minnesota..................................            22         1.51    13,399,862       6,222,133            NA           NA    7,177,729       3.0014    1,062,941           NA   12,336,922
Mississippi................................            17         1.17    10,354,439      15,159,850     4,805,411      13.5688         Need         Need         Need    4,805,411   15,159,850
Missouri...................................            34         2.34    20,708,878       5,920,121            NA           NA   14,788,757       6.1839    2,190,048           NA   18,518,830
Montana....................................             6         0.41     3,654,508       1,621,995            NA           NA    2,032,513       0.8499      300,992           NA    3,353,516
Nebraska...................................             7         0.48     4,263,593       2,506,235            NA           NA    1,757,358       0.7348      260,245           NA    4,003,348
Nevada.....................................             9         0.62     5,481,762       4,524,038            NA           NA      957,724       0.4005      141,828           NA    5,339,934
New Hampshire..............................             6         0.41     3,654,508       2,135,209            NA           NA    1,519,299       0.6353      224,991           NA    3,429,517
New Jersey.................................            29         2.00    17,663,455      10,947,452            NA           NA    6,716,003       2.8083      994,564           NA   16,668,891
New Mexico.................................            12         0.83     7,309,016       4,380,182            NA           NA    2,928,834       1.2247      433,727           NA    6,875,289
New York...................................            88         6.06    53,599,449      46,599,154            NA           NA    7,000,295       2.9272    1,036,665           NA   52,562,785
North Carolina.............................            51         3.51    31,063,317      29,879,017            NA           NA    1,184,300       0.4952      175,382           NA   30,887,936
North Dakota...............................             3         0.21     1,827,254         732,156            NA           NA    1,095,098       0.4579      162,172           NA    1,665,082
Ohio.......................................            69         4.75    42,026,841      23,482,476            NA           NA   18,544,365       7.7543    2,746,211           NA   39,280,629
Oklahoma...................................            17         1.17    10,354,439      10,487,929       133,490       0.3769         Need         Need         Need      133,490   10,487,929
Oregon.....................................            19         1.31    11,572,608      13,141,294     1,568,686       4.4294         Need         Need         Need    1,568,686   13,141,294
Pennsylvania...............................            72         4.96    43,854,095      33,758,390            NA           NA   10,095,705       4.2215    1,495,060           NA   42,359,035
Rhode Island...............................             6         0.41     3,654,508       2,322,853            NA           NA    1,331,655       0.5568      197,203           NA    3,457,305
South Carolina.............................            24         1.65    14,618,032      15,020,561       402,529       1.1366         Need         Need         Need      402,529   15,020,561
South Dakota...............................             4         0.28     2,436,339       1,720,053            NA           NA      716,286       0.2995      106,074           NA    2,330,265
Tennessee..................................            34         2.34    20,708,878      26,632,392     5,923,514      16.7259         Need         Need         Need    5,923,514   26,632,392
Texas......................................           117         8.05    71,262,904      78,314,925     7,052,021      19.9124         Need         Need         Need    7,052,021   78,314,925
Utah.......................................             9         0.62     5,481,762       2,259,983            NA           NA    3,221,779       1.3472      477,109           NA    5,004,653
Vermont....................................             2         0.14     1,218,169       3,698,518     2,480,349       7.0036         Need         Need         Need    2,480,349    3,698,518
Virginia...................................            33         2.27    20,099,794      12,026,439            NA           NA    8,073,355       3.3759    1,195,573           NA   18,904,221
Washington.................................            21         1.45    12,790,778       9,678,240            NA           NA    3,112,538       1.3015      460,932           NA   12,329,846
West Virginia..............................            15         1.03     9,136,270       6,570,617            NA           NA    2,565,653       1.0728      379,944           NA    8,756,326
Wisconsin..................................            32         2.20    19,490,709       5,065,273            NA           NA   14,425,436       6.0320    2,136,244           NA   17,354,465
Wyoming....................................             2         0.14     1,218,169         885,008            NA           NA      333,161       0.1393       49,337           NA    1,168,832
                                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total..................................         1,453       100.00   885,000,000     681,267,040    35,415,135     100.0000  239,148,095     100.0000   35,415,135   35,415,135  885,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Footnotes:
\1\ FY 2011 Estimates from July 2011 CMS Survey of States.
\2\ For Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to Initial QI Allotment in Column D increased by amount in Column K. For Non-Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to
  Initial QI Allotment in Column D reduced by amount in Column J.
\3\ Three-year average (2007-2009) of number (000) of Medicare beneficiaries in State who are not enrolled in Medicaid but whose incomes are at least 120% but less than 135% of Federal poverty
  level. Source: Census Bureau Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS).


    Authority: (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 
93.778, Medical Assistance Program).

    Dated: August 14, 2012.
Jennifer Cannistra,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 2012-20296 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P