Medicare Program; Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative; Extension of the Submission Deadlines for the Letters of Intent and Applications, 48688-48689 [2013-19351]
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Information Collection: Annual Early
and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and
Treatment (EPSDT) Participation
Report; Use: The baseline data collected
is used to assess the effectiveness of
state early and periodic screening,
diagnostic and treatment (EPSDT)
programs in reaching eligible children,
by age group and basis of Medicaid
eligibility, who are provided initial and
periodic child health screening services,
referred for corrective treatment, and
receiving dental, hearing, and vision
services. This assessment is coupled
with the state’s results in attaining the
participation goals set for the state. The
information gathered from this report,
permits federal and state managers to
evaluate the effectiveness of the EPSDT
law on the basic aspects of the program.
Form Number: CMS–416 (OCN: 0938–
0354); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
56; Total Annual Responses: 56; Total
Annual Hours: 1,568. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Marsha Lillie-Blanton at 410–
786–8856.)
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement with change of a
previously approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO)
Assumption of Responsibilities and
Supporting Regulations; Use: The Peer
Review Improvement Act of 1982
amended Title XI of the Social Security
Act to create the Utilization and Quality
Control Peer Review Organization (PRO)
program which replaces the Professional
Standards Review Organization (PSRO)
program and streamlines peer review
activities. The term PRO has been
renamed Quality Improvement
Organization (QIO). This information
collection describes the review
functions to be performed by the QIO.
It outlines relationships among QIOs,
providers, practitioners, beneficiaries,
intermediaries, and carriers. Form
Number: CMS–R–71 (OCN#: 0938–
0445); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 6,939; Total Annual
Responses: 50,377; Total Annual Hours:
158,993. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Coles Mercier at
410–786–2112.)
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: Reinstatement without change
of a previously approved collection;
Title of Information Collection:
Collection of Drug Pricing and Network
Pharmacy Data from Medicare
Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs and MA–
PDs) and Supporting Regulations; Use:
Both stand alone prescription drug
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plans (PDPs) and Medicare Advantage
Prescription Drug (MA–PDs) plans are
required to submit drug pricing and
pharmacy network data to us. These
data are made publicly available to
people with Medicare through the
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder
web tool on https://www.medicare.gov.
Drug prices vary across a plans
pharmacy network based on the
contracts that each plan negotiates with
each pharmacy or pharmacy chain in
their networks. The pharmacy networks
can change during the course of the year
as new pharmacies open, close, change
ownership, or plans negotiate new
contracts with pharmacies resulting in
different dispensing fees for
prescriptions. Drug prices also change
frequently due to the daily fluctuation
of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP),
thus plans increase or decrease their
drug prices to reflect these changes.
The purpose of the data is to enable
prospective and current Medicare
beneficiaries to compare, learn, select
and enroll in a plan that best meets their
needs. The database structure provides
the necessary drug pricing and
pharmacy network information to
accurately communicate plan
information in a comparative format.
Form Number: CMS–10150 (OCN#:
0938–0951); Frequency: Yearly; Affected
Public: Business or other for-profit and
Not-for-profit institutions; Number of
Respondents: 680; Total Annual
Responses: 17,680; Total Annual Hours:
70,720. (For policy questions regarding
this collection contact Jay Dobbs at 410–
786–1182.)
Dated: August 6, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development
Group, Office of Strategic Operations and
Regulatory Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS–5506–N3]
Medicare Program; Comprehensive
ESRD Care Initiative; Extension of the
Submission Deadlines for the Letters
of Intent and Applications
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of extension of
deadlines.
AGENCY:
This notice reopens the
Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative
SUMMARY:
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Letters of Intent submission period and
extends the deadlines for the
submission of the Comprehensive ESRD
Care Initiative Letters of Intent and
Applications to August 30, 2013. All
potential applicants must submit a
Letter of Intent to be eligible to submit
an application.
DATES: Letter of Intent Submission
Deadline: Interested organizations must
submit a non-binding letter of intent on
or before August 30, 2013, by an online
form at: https://
cmsgov.secure.force.com/cec.
Application Submission Deadline:
Interested organizations must submit an
application on or before August 30,
2013, as described on the Innovation
Center Web site at: https://
innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/
comprehensive-ESRD-care/apply.html.
Updates on this initiative will also be
posted to the Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Cohen, (410) 786–1829 or
ESRD-CMMI@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Innovation (Innovation
Center) is interested in identifying
models designed to improve care for
beneficiaries with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD). To promote seamless
and integrated care for beneficiaries
with ESRD, we are developing a
comprehensive care delivery model to
emphasize coordination of a full-range
of clinical and non-clinical services
across providers, suppliers, and settings.
Through the Comprehensive ESRD Care
Model, we seek to identify ways to
improve the coordination and quality of
care for this population, while lowering
total per-capita expenditures under the
Medicare program. We anticipate that
the Comprehensive ESRD Care Model
would result in improved health
outcomes for beneficiaries with ESRD
regarding the functional status, quality
of life, and overall well-being, as well as
increased beneficiary and caregiver
engagement, and lower costs to
Medicare through improved care
coordination.
On February 6, 2013, we published a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing a request for applications
from organizations to participate in the
testing of the Comprehensive ESRD Care
Model, for a period beginning in 2013
and ending in 2016, with a possible
extension into subsequent years.
In that notice, we stated that
organizations interested in applying to
participate in the testing of the
Comprehensive ESRD Care Model must
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submit a non-binding letter of intent by
March 15, 2013, and an application by
May 1, 2013.
On July 17, 2013, we published a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing an extension of deadlines.
The new deadlines were July 19, 2013
for the Letter of Intent and August 1,
2013 for the application.
innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/
comprehensive-ESRD-care.
(No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital Insurance
Program; and No. 93.774, MedicareSupplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: August 5, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
II. Provisions of the Notice
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Since the publication of the July 17,
2013 notice, several stakeholders have
requested additional time to prepare
their applications and form
partnerships. Therefore, for the
Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative,
the Innovation Center is reopening the
Letters of Intent submission period and
extending the deadlines for submission
of both the Letters of Intent and the
Applications to August 30, 2013.
In the DATES section of this notice, we
are including the new submissions
deadlines. For additional information
on the Comprehensive ESRD Care
Model and how to apply, we refer
readers to click on the Request for
Applications located on the Innovation
Center Web site at: https://
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: Home Visiting: Approaches to
Father Engagement and Father’s
Experiences.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) is proposing an
information collection activity for the
Home Visiting: Approaches to Father
Engagement and Father’s Experiences
Study.
This study will document strategies
used by home visiting programs to
engage and serve fathers and the
perceptions of the fathers regarding the
programs. The findings will be of broad
interest to many home visiting programs
that desire to increase the active
engagement of fathers.
Data collection will involve semistructured discussions and interviews
with administrators and managers of
select home visiting programs as well as
staff about the objectives, experiences,
and specific methods and approaches
used by program operators that have
successfully engaged fathers.
Data collection will also include semistructured discussions and interviews
with invited and/or participating fathers
about their expectations, perceptions,
and opinions of the home visiting
program and experiences with the
program.
Respondents: Administrators and
managers of select home visiting
programs, home visiting staff, and
participating and invited fathers.
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Total number
of respondents
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance
Officer. Email address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
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whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer, Administration for
Children and Families.
SUMMARY:
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0471]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Announcement of Office of
Management and Budget Approval;
Prescription Drug User Fee Cover
Sheet; Form FDA 3397
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that a collection of information entitled
‘‘Prescription Drug User Fee Cover
Sheet; Form FDA 3397’’ has been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila
S. Mizrachi, Office of Operations, Food
and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-5506-N3]
Medicare Program; Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative; Extension
of the Submission Deadlines for the Letters of Intent and Applications
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of extension of deadlines.
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SUMMARY: This notice reopens the Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative
Letters of Intent submission period and extends the deadlines for the
submission of the Comprehensive ESRD Care Initiative Letters of Intent
and Applications to August 30, 2013. All potential applicants must
submit a Letter of Intent to be eligible to submit an application.
DATES: Letter of Intent Submission Deadline: Interested organizations
must submit a non-binding letter of intent on or before August 30,
2013, by an online form at: https://cmsgov.secure.force.com/cec.
Application Submission Deadline: Interested organizations must
submit an application on or before August 30, 2013, as described on the
Innovation Center Web site at: https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/comprehensive-ESRD-care/apply.html. Updates on this initiative will
also be posted to the Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Cohen, (410) 786-1829 or ESRD-CMMI@cms.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center)
is interested in identifying models designed to improve care for
beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). To promote seamless
and integrated care for beneficiaries with ESRD, we are developing a
comprehensive care delivery model to emphasize coordination of a full-
range of clinical and non-clinical services across providers,
suppliers, and settings. Through the Comprehensive ESRD Care Model, we
seek to identify ways to improve the coordination and quality of care
for this population, while lowering total per-capita expenditures under
the Medicare program. We anticipate that the Comprehensive ESRD Care
Model would result in improved health outcomes for beneficiaries with
ESRD regarding the functional status, quality of life, and overall
well-being, as well as increased beneficiary and caregiver engagement,
and lower costs to Medicare through improved care coordination.
On February 6, 2013, we published a notice in the Federal Register
announcing a request for applications from organizations to participate
in the testing of the Comprehensive ESRD Care Model, for a period
beginning in 2013 and ending in 2016, with a possible extension into
subsequent years.
In that notice, we stated that organizations interested in applying
to participate in the testing of the Comprehensive ESRD Care Model must
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submit a non-binding letter of intent by March 15, 2013, and an
application by May 1, 2013.
On July 17, 2013, we published a notice in the Federal Register
announcing an extension of deadlines. The new deadlines were July 19,
2013 for the Letter of Intent and August 1, 2013 for the application.
II. Provisions of the Notice
Since the publication of the July 17, 2013 notice, several
stakeholders have requested additional time to prepare their
applications and form partnerships. Therefore, for the Comprehensive
ESRD Care Initiative, the Innovation Center is reopening the Letters of
Intent submission period and extending the deadlines for submission of
both the Letters of Intent and the Applications to August 30, 2013.
In the DATES section of this notice, we are including the new
submissions deadlines. For additional information on the Comprehensive
ESRD Care Model and how to apply, we refer readers to click on the
Request for Applications located on the Innovation Center Web site at:
https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/comprehensive-ESRD-care.
(No. 93.773 Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program; and No. 93.774,
Medicare-Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: August 5, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-19351 Filed 8-8-13; 8:45 am]
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