[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24624-24625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09750]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier: CMS-10203 and CMS-10632]


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

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health and Human 
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 June 7, 2021

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Parham at (410) 786-4669.

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: Revision of a currently 
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Health 
Outcomes Survey; Use: The HOS is a longitudinal patient-reported 
outcome measure (PROM) that assesses self-reported beneficiary quality 
of life and daily functioning. As a PROM, the HOS measures the impact 
of services provided by MAOs, whereas process and patient experience 
measures only provide a snapshot of activities or experiences at a 
specific point in time. PROM data collected by the HOS allows CMS to 
continue to assess the health of the Medicare Advantage population. 
This older population is at increased risk of adverse health outcomes, 
including chronic diseases and mobility impairments that may 
significantly hamper quality of life. The HOS supports CMS's commitment 
to improve health outcomes for beneficiaries while reducing burden on 
providers. CMS accomplishes this by focusing on high-priority areas for 
quality measurement and improvement established in the agency's 
Meaningful Measures Framework. The HOS uses quality measures that ask 
beneficiaries about health outcomes related to specific mental and 
Physical Conditions. Form Number: CMS-10203 (OMB control number: 0938-
0701); Frequency: Annually; Affected Public: Individuals and 
Households; Number of Respondents: 1,485; Total Annual Responses: 
629,280; Total Annual Hours: 201,370. (For policy questions

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regarding this collection contact Debra Start at 410-786-6646.)
    2. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with 
change of a previously approved collection; Title of Information 
Collection: Evaluating Coverage to Care in Communities; Use: The 
purpose of this study is to extend our understanding from RAND 
Corporation's prior study of how C2C materials are used. This will be 
accomplished by assessing what materials best serve partners in their 
efforts to activate, engage, and empower consumers and how consumers 
engage with or respond to C2C materials. These data collection efforts 
will also serve the goals of informing future consumer messaging and 
creating a long-term feedback loop for maintaining a relevant, 
successful, and engaging C2C initiative. Initial survey results will be 
available in early 2022, which may help to fine-tune the strategy for 
the 2022 relaunch of C2C and will influence strategies and techniques 
going forward. Further, this study opens the door for a feedback loop 
that may include future consumer testing to adjust and improve C2C 
outreach strategies to meet the changing needs of various targeted 
populations.
    The C2C Logic Model serves as the basis of this package. The goal 
of C2C is to improve the health of all populations, especially 
vulnerable and newly insured populations, by helping consumers 
understand their health insurance coverage and connecting individuals 
to primary care and preventive services. The urgency of achieving this 
goal is underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has discouraged 
patients from seeking preventive care and hampered patients from 
properly managing chronic conditions at a time when preserving 
emergency room and hospital bed capacity is paramount.
    There are three main paths of information dissemination covered by 
the C2C Logic Model (see Exhibit 1): (a) A direct path to the consumer, 
(b) a path to the consumer through a partner, and (c) a role for 
performance measurement in improving performance (i.e., desired effect 
and how C2C can improve). The partner and consumer surveys in the 
present evaluation build upon RAND's earlier study by adapting their 
questions to the C2C Logic Model and using similar survey methodologies 
in three to four targeted geographic areas known to have received a 
high volume of C2C materials and messages. These research questions and 
sub-questions correspond to the short-term and intermediate-term 
outcomes on the C2C Logic Model. Thus, the foregoing is a reformulation 
of questions answered by RAND and a consideration of additional 
questions. Form Number: CMS-10632 (OMB control number: 0938-1342); 
Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Individuals and Households, 
Business or other for-profits, Not-for-profits institutions; Number of 
Respondents: 460; Total Annual Responses: 460; Total Annual Hours: 152. 
(For policy questions regarding this collection contact Ashley 
Peddicord-Auston at 410-786-0757.)

    Dated: May 4, 2021.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and 
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-09750 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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