[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1150-1151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00578]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifiers: CMS-10575 and CMS-10572]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention 
to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an 
existing collection of information, and to allow a second opportunity 
for public comment on the notice. Interested persons are invited to 
send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the 
proposed information collection for the proper performance of the 
agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of information must be received by 
the OMB desk officer by March 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: When commenting on the proposed information collections, 
please reference the document identifier or OMB control number. To be 
assured consideration, comments and recommendations must be received by 
the OMB desk officer via one of the following transmissions: OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk 
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-5806 OR Email: 
[email protected]
    To obtain copies of a supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed collection(s) summarized in this notice, you may make 
your request using one of following:
    1. Access CMS' website address at website address at https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html.

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    1. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
    2. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-1326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. The term ``collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires 
federal agencies to publish a 30-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of 
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, CMS is publishing this notice that 
summarizes the following proposed collection(s) of information for 
public comment:
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement without 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Generic Clearance for the Health Care Payment Learning and 
Action Network; Use: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services 
(CMS), through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, 
develops and tests innovative new payment and service delivery models 
in accordance with the requirements of section 1115A and in 
consideration of the opportunities and factors set forth in section 
1115A(b)(2) of the Act. To date, CMS has built a portfolio of models 
(in operation or already announced) that have attracted participation 
from a broad array of health care providers, states, payers, and other 
stakeholders. During the development of models, CMS builds on ideas 
received from stakeholders--consulting with clinical and analytical 
experts, as well as with representatives of relevant federal and state 
agencies.
    CMS will continue to partner with stakeholders across the health 
care system to catalyze transformation through the use of alternative 
payment models. To this end, CMS launched the Health Care Payment 
Learning and Action Network, an effort to accelerate the transition to 
alternative payment models, identify best practices in their 
implementation, collaborate with payers, providers, consumers, 
purchasers, and other stakeholders, and monitor the adoption of value-
based alternative payment models across the health care system. A 
system wide transition to alternative payment models will strengthen 
the ability of CMS to implement existing models and design new models 
that improve quality and decrease costs for CMS beneficiaries.
    The information collected from LAN participants will be used by the 
CMS Innovation Center to potentially inform the design, selection, 
testing, modification, and expansion of innovative payment and service 
delivery models in accordance with the requirements of section 1115A, 
while monitoring the percentage of payments tied to alternative payment 
models across the U.S. health care system. In addition, the requested 
information will be made publically available so that LAN participants 
(payers, providers, consumers, employers, state agencies, and patients) 
can use the information to inform decision making and better understand 
market dynamics in relation to alternative payment models. Form Number: 
CMS-10575 (OMB control number: 0938-1297); Frequency: Occasionally; 
Affected Public: Individuals; Private Sector (Business or other For-
profit and Not-for-profit institutions), State, Local and Tribal 
Governments; Number of Respondents: 30,110; Total Annual Responses: 
23,110; Total Annual Hours: 25,917. (For policy questions regarding 
this collection contact Dustin Allison at 410-786-8830.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Information 
Collection for Transparency in Coverage Reporting by Qualified Health 
Plan Issuers; Use: Section 1311(e)(3) of the Affordable Care Act 
requires issuers of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), to make available 
and submit transparency in coverage data. This data collection would 
collect certain information from QHP issuers in Federally-facilitated 
Exchanges and State-based Exchanges that rely on the federal IT 
platform (i.e., HealthCare.gov). HHS anticipates that consumers may use 
this information to inform plan selection.
    As stated in the final rule Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange 
Standards for Employers (77 FR 18310; March 27, 2012), broader 
implementation will continue to be addressed in separate rulemaking 
issued by HHS, and the Departments of Labor and the Treasury (the 
Departments).
    Consistent with Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) section 2715A, 
which largely extends the transparency reporting provisions set forth 
in section 1311(e)(3) to non-grandfathered group health plans 
(including large group and self-insured health plans) and health 
insurance issuers offering group and individual health insurance 
coverage (non-QHP issuers), the Departments intend to propose other 
transparency reporting requirements at a later time, through a separate 
rulemaking conducted by the Departments, for non-QHP issuers and non-
grandfathered group health plans. Those proposed reporting requirements 
may differ from those prescribed in the HHS proposal under section 
1311(e)(3), and will take into account differences in markets, 
reporting requirements already in existence for non-QHPs (including 
group health plans), and other relevant factors. The Departments also 
intend to streamline reporting under multiple reporting provisions and 
reduce unnecessary duplication. The Departments intend to implement any 
transparency reporting requirements applicable to non-QHP issuers and 
non-grandfathered group health plans only after notice and comment, and 
after giving those issuers and plans sufficient time, following the 
publication of final rules, to come into compliance with those 
requirements. Form Number: CMS-10572 (OMB control number: 0938-1310); 
Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other 
for-profits); Number of Respondents: 160; Number of Responses: 160; 
Total Annual Hours: 10,880. (For questions regarding this collection 
contact Valisha Jackson at (301) 492- 5145.)

    Dated: January 28, 2019.
William N. Parham, III
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-00578 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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