[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76358-76359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26493]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[Document Identifier: CMS-10632]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health
and Human Services.
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 (the 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 60 days for public
comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: 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 must be received by January 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your comments electronically to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for ``Comment or
Submission'' or ``More Search Options'' to find the information
collection document(s) that are accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number ___, Room C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244-1850.
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' Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995.
2. Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected].
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Clearance Office at (410) 786-
1326.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the use and burden associated
with the following information collections. More detailed information
can be found in each collection's supporting statement and associated
materials (see ADDRESSES).
CMS-10632 Evaluating Coverage to Care (C2C)
Under the 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 requires federal agencies
to publish a 60-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.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection (Request
for a new OMB control number); Title of Information Collection:
Evaluating Coverage to Care (C2C); Use: CMS OMH has contracted with the
RAND Corporation to evaluate From Coverage to Care (C2C). From the
beginning of the Affordable Care Act's implementation, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH)
recognized that achieving better health and reduced health care costs
would require individuals to take an active role in their health care
and regularly use primary and preventive care services. To address this
need, CMS OMH launched From Coverage to Care (C2C) in June 2014. C2C
was designed to help consumers understand what it means to have health
insurance coverage, how to find a provider, when and where to seek
appropriate health services, and why prevention and partnering with a
provider is important for achieving optimal health. It was also
designed to equip health care providers and stakeholders in the
community who support consumers' connection to care with the tools
needed to promote consumer engagement and to promote changes in the
health care system that improve access to care. As part of C2C, CMS
produced a range of consumer-oriented materials, both web-based and in
print. The most in-depth of the print materials is an eight-step
booklet titled ``A Roadmap to Better Care and a Healthier You.'' Based
on the need for the information to be communicated in smaller, more
digestible packets, booklets were developed to correspond to each of
the eight steps. Four of the most popular pages of the Roadmap have
been made available as single-page handouts for easier distribution.
These materials are currently available in eight languages, including
English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and
Vietnamese.
Since the national launch in 2014, CMS has disseminated C2C through
speaking engagements, webinars, and meetings sponsored by CMS regional
offices. CMS fills product orders and recently completed a redesign of
the C2C Web site. C2C has grown to address emerging needs of consumers,
as well as stakeholders or organizations that work with and support
consumers, across the full continuum of health insurance and care: Plan
selection, enrollment, finding a provider, and engaging in care over
time.
RAND spent the past year designing and preparing for this
evaluation to assess C2C's impact on consumer health insurance literacy
and care utilization. This evaluation will also help CMS understand how
C2C is spread within a community and disseminated to consumers, and in
turn how best to
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maximize C2C's impact. The next three years will be dedicated to
implementing the evaluation described in this submission. We are
proposing four data collection activities: (1) A cross-sectional survey
of organizations that have ordered and used the materials with
consumers; (2) A cross-sectional survey of consumers, drawn from the
Knowledge Networks panel, to measure the association between C2C and
consumer knowledge and behavior; (3) semi-structured interviews with
staff from a limited set of community organizations as part of a case
study; and (4) focus groups of consumers as part of a case study. The
case study will be conducted in a community where English is not the
preferred language, and where C2C materials in another language (e.g.,
Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and
Vietnamese) were used with consumers. Form Number: CMS-10632 (OMB
control number: 0938-New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public:
Individuals or Households; Number of Respondents: 3,460; Total Annual
Responses: 3,460; Total Annual Hours: 1,176. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Ashley Peddicord-Austin at 410-786-
0757).
Dated: October 28, 2016.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-26493 Filed 11-1-16; 8:45 am]
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