[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45574-45575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19211]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New; 30-day notice]
Agency Information Collection Request: 30-Day Public Comment
Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following
summary of a proposed collection 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.
To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-5683. Send written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days
of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer; fax to OMB at 202-
395-5806.
Proposed Project: Effects of Insurance Market Reforms--OMB No.
0990-New-Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
(ASPE).
Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (ASPE) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval on a new data collection, consisting of a survey of a national
sample of health insurers to learn about the effects of various recent
insurance market reforms from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on premiums
and coverage for certain benefits. ASPE will use the results of this
survey in conjunction with other data sources to build a more complete
picture of the effects of the insurance market reforms that went into
effect in September of 2010. The survey instrument will be a one-time,
self-administered web survey sent to eight of the 12 largest insurers
in each state plus the District of Columbia based on total 2009
comprehensive major medical premiums, yielding a targeted sample of 408
health insurers. Each health insurer will be asked to provide self-
reported data on the percentage of covered lives with coverage for
various benefits before and after the insurance market reforms went
into effect, any effect of these reforms on premiums, and coverage for
select other benefits under consideration for the essential benefits
package. The survey design and content have been reviewed by both the
ASPE project officer and other ASPE personnel, and by several former
and current chief actuaries at health insurers. Data collection
activities will be completed within 60 days (two months) of OMB
Clearance.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Forms Type of respondent Number of responses per (in hours) Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Self-administered web survey.................... Chief Actuary at health insurance 408 1 45/60 306
companies.
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Mary Forbes,
Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-19211 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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