National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting, 31789 [2010-13496]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Committee on Vital and Health
Statistics: Meeting
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: CMS–10308]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Name: National Committee on Vital and
Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full Committee
Meeting.
Time and Date: June 16, 2010: 9 a.m.–5
p.m. and June 17, 2010: 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Place: Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
22202.
Status: Open.
Purpose: At this meeting the Committee
will hear presentations and hold discussions
on several health data policy topics. On the
morning of the first day the Committee will
hear updates from the Department, the Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ONC,
and the plans for the NCVHS 60th
Anniversary Symposium. In the afternoon
there will be Subcommittee breakout
sessions.
On the morning of the second day the
Committee will be briefed on the Community
Data Initiative. There will also be a
discussion of Committee plans for September
2010 and future meetings. Upon the
adjournment of the full meeting, the
Committee will convene at the National
Academy of Science Keck Center for the
NCVHS 60th Anniversary Symposium.
The times shown above are for the full
Committee meeting. Subcommittee breakout
sessions are scheduled for late in the
afternoon of the first day. Agendas for these
breakout sessions will be posted on the
NCVHS Web site (URL below) when
available.
Contact Person for More Information:
Substantive program information as well as
summaries of meetings and a roster of
committee members may be obtained from
Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary,
NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville,
Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–4245.
Information also is available on the NCVHS
home page of the HHS Web site: https://
www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further
information including an agenda will be
posted when available.
Should you require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on
(301) 458–4EEO (4336) as soon as possible.
Dated: May 28, 2010.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation.
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AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections 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 function;
(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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection; Title of
Information Collection: Part C and D
Complaints Resolution Performance
Measures: Use: Part C Sponsors provide
medical coverage through at-risk
arrangements with CMS. Part C
Sponsors include: Local Coordinated
Care Plans which include health
maintenance organizations (HMOs),
preferred provider organizations (PPOs),
and provider sponsored organizations
(PSO) plans; Private fee-for-service
plans (PFFS); Special needs plans
(SNPs); Medical savings account
(MSAs); and Regional PPOs. Part D
Sponsors provide prescription drug
benefit coverage through private at-risk
prescription drug plans that offer drugonly coverage Prescription Drug Plans,
or through Medicare Advantage (MA)
plans that offer integrated prescription
drug and health care coverage (MA–PD
plans).
Due to Executive Order 13410,
‘‘Promoting Quality and Efficient Health
Care in Federal Government
Administered or Sponsored Health Care
Programs,’’ performance measurement
ratings for Medicare Parts C & D can be
found on Medicare Options Compare
and the Medicare Prescription Drug
PO 00000
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Plan Finder (MPDPF), providing rating
information for beneficiary use with
plans being assigned a performancebased star rating. These ratings are
provided to help beneficiaries make
informed choices among the many plan
alternatives available to them under
Medicare Parts C and D.
The purpose of the project is to
develop and support implementation of
a performance measure for the Medicare
Advantage (Part C) and Prescription
Drug (Part D) programs that represents
plan resolution of beneficiary
complaints from the beneficiary
perspective. The project includes
development of methodologies for: (1)
Identifying a statistically valid sample
of beneficiary complaints needed to
analyze the complaint’s closure; (2)
contacting, interviewing, and
summarizing beneficiary experience;
and, (3) summarizing/analyzing the
resultant data to assess accuracy of the
resolution of beneficiary complaints
from the perspective of the beneficiaries
via objective exploration of the
beneficiary’s complaint resolution
experience. For a summary of changes,
refer to the Part C and D Complaints
Resolution Performance Measures
Summary of Revisions document. Form
Number: CMS–10308 (OMB#: 0938–
New); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Individuals and households;
Number of Respondents: 5,300; Total
Annual Responses: 5,300; Total Annual
Hours: 884. (For policy questions
regarding this collection contact Rachel
Schreiber at 410–786–8657. For all other
issues call 410–786–1326.)
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web Site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
1326.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on July 6, 2010.
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS Desk
Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395–6974, Email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
Full Committee Meeting.
Time and Date: June 16, 2010: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and June 17, 2010: 9
a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Place: Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
Status: Open.
Purpose: At this meeting the Committee will hear presentations
and hold discussions on several health data policy topics. On the
morning of the first day the Committee will hear updates from the
Department, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ONC, and
the plans for the NCVHS 60th Anniversary Symposium. In the afternoon
there will be Subcommittee breakout sessions.
On the morning of the second day the Committee will be briefed
on the Community Data Initiative. There will also be a discussion of
Committee plans for September 2010 and future meetings. Upon the
adjournment of the full meeting, the Committee will convene at the
National Academy of Science Keck Center for the NCVHS 60th
Anniversary Symposium.
The times shown above are for the full Committee meeting.
Subcommittee breakout sessions are scheduled for late in the
afternoon of the first day. Agendas for these breakout sessions will
be posted on the NCVHS Web site (URL below) when available.
Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program
information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of
committee members may be obtained from Marjorie S. Greenberg,
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room
2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4245.
Information also is available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web
site: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including
an agenda will be posted when available.
Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the
CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336)
as soon as possible.
Dated: May 28, 2010.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2010-13496 Filed 6-3-10; 8:45 am]
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