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The Medicare Care Choices Model
design is based on established
relationships hospices have with their
referring network of providers. Many
hospices already have care coordination
programs in place to coordinate hospice
support services with the curative care
services. This Model leverages those
established relationships to allow
Medicare to test and evaluate this care
coordination concept.
The Medicare Care Choices Model
seeks to test whether traditional
Medicare beneficiaries with certain
types of advanced cancers, congestive
heart failure (CHF), human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) who meet Medicare hospice
eligibility requirements under either the
Medicare or Medicaid Hospice Benefit
would elect to receive hospice
supportive services earlier in their
disease trajectories if they could
continue to seek curative services. The
Model will evaluate whether there are
associated improvements in patient
care, patient and family or caregiver
satisfaction with care, and quality of life
at the end-of-life.
II. Provisions of This Notice
The Medicare Care Choices Model
participating hospices will use care
coordination services both within the
hospice and between the hospice and
other providers and suppliers to
effectively manage hospice-eligible
Medicare beneficiaries and report
process and outcome measures on their
results. The Medicare Care Choices
Model participating hospices will be
paid a $400 per beneficiary per month
fee for certain hospice support services
furnished to traditional fee-for-service
Medicare beneficiaries who are hospice
eligible and meet the criteria stated in
the Request for Application (RFA).
In selecting hospices to participate in
the program, CMS seeks eligible
beneficiaries from a mix of rural and
urban areas representing Medicare
hospices of all sizes. These hospice
providers must demonstrate experience
with care coordination between
providers including physicians,
hospitals, pharmacies, DME suppliers,
other suppliers, and skilled nursing
facilities.
We expect to select at least 30
Medicare certified and enrolled
hospices based on their Medicare
provider number to participate in the
Medicare Care Choices Model. The
Medicare Care Choices Model period of
performance will be 3 years. Applicants
must present evidence that their
network of referring providers is capable
of successfully identifying beneficiaries
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who meet the Medicare Care Choice
Model eligibility requirements.
Applicants are required to provide a
detailed narrative with supporting
documentation describing the
beneficiary population they intend to
serve, how services will be provided,
the quality measures in place and
planned, and the number of
beneficiaries expected for each year of
the 3-year Medicare Care Choices Model
period.
CMS will use a competitive process to
select eligible organizations to
participate in the Medicare Care Choices
Model. We will accept timely
applications in the standard format
outlined in the Medicare Care Choices
Model RFA in order to be considered for
review by an internal technical panel.
Applications that are not received in
this format will not be considered for
review.
For more specific details regarding the
Medicare Care Choices Model
(including the RFA), we refer applicants
to the informational materials on the
Innovation Center Web site at: https://
innovation.cms.gov/. Applicants are
responsible for monitoring the Web site
to obtain the most current information
available.
III. Collection of Information
Requirements
Section 1115A(d)(3) of the Act, as
added by section 3021 of the Affordable
Care Act, states that chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code (the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995), shall not apply
to the testing and evaluation of models
or expansion of such models under this
section. Consequently, this document
need not be reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget under the
authority of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35).
Dated: November 14, 2013.
Marilyn Tavenner,
Administrator, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension of
Certification on Maintenance of Effort
for the Title III and Minor Revisions to
the Certification of Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program Expenditures
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on
the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. 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 of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
the information collection requirements
relating to the Certification on
Maintenance of Effort under Title III and
Certification of Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program Expenditures for
OAA Title III and Title VII Grantees.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by May 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: BeckyKurtz@
aoa.hhs.gov. Submit written comments
on the collection of information to
Administration for Community Living,
Washington, DC 20201, attention Becky
Kurtz.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Becky Kurtz, National Long Term Care
Ombudsman, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC
20201.
SUMMARY:
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.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency request
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 provide a 60-day notice in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, ACL is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection
of information, ACL invites comments
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of ACL’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
ACL’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
The Certification on Maintenance of
Effort under Title III and Certification of
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Expenditures provides statutorily
required information regarding state’s
contribution to programs funded under
the Older Americans Act and
conformance with legislative
requirements, pertinent Federal
regulations and other applicable
instructions and guidelines issued by
ACL. This information will be used for
Federal oversight of Title III Programs
and Title VII Ombudsman Program
expenditures.
ACL estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows: 56
State Agencies on Aging respond
annually which should be an average
burden of one half (1/2) hour per State
agency per year or a total of twentyeight hours for all state agencies
annually. The proposed data collection
tools may be found on the AoA Web site
for review at https://www.aoa.gov/
AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_
Resources/Cert_Forms.aspx.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Date: March 14, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
Authority
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Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0101]
Area Maritime Security Advisory
Committee (AMSC), Eastern Great
Lakes and Regional Sub-Committee
Vacancies
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of solicitation for
membership.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice requests
individuals interested in serving on the
Area Maritime Security Committee
(AMSC), Eastern Great Lakes, and the
four regional sub-committees: Northeast
Ohio Region, Northwestern
Pennsylvania Region, Western New
York Region, and Eastern New York
Region to submit their applications for
membership to the Captain of the Port
(COTP), Buffalo. The Committee assists
the Captain of the Port, Buffalo, in
developing, reviewing, and updating the
Area Maritime Security Plan for their
area of responsibility.
DATES: Requests for membership should
reach the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of
the Port, Buffalo, on April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Applications for
membership should be submitted to the
Captain of the Port at the following
address: Captain of the Port, Buffalo,
Attention: LCDR Elizabeth Platt, 1
Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY
14203–3189.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about submitting an
application, or about the AMSC in
general, contact:
For the Northeast Ohio Region
Executive Coordinator: Mr. Peter
Killmer at 216–937–0136;
For the Northwestern Pennsylvania
Region Executive Coordinator: Mr.
Joseph Fetscher at 216–937–0126;
For the Western New York Region;
LCDR Elizabeth Platt at 716–843–9373;
and,
For the Eastern New York Region
Executive Coordinator: Mr. Ralph Kring
at 315–343–1551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Section 102 of the Maritime
Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–295) added section
70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and
authorized the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating to establish Area Maritime
Security Advisory Committees (AMSCs)
for any port area of the United States.
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(See 33 U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C.; 33 CFR
1.05–1, 6.01; Department of Homeland
Security Delegation No. 0170.1). The
MTSA includes a provision exempting
these AMSCs from the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–
436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2). The
AMSCs shall assist the Captain of the
Port in the development, review,
update, and exercising of the AMS Plan
for their area of responsibility. Such
matters may include, but are not limited
to: Identifying critical port
infrastructure and operations;
Identifying risks (threats,
vulnerabilities, and consequences);
Determining mitigation strategies and
implementation methods; Developing
and describing the process to
continually evaluate overall port
security by considering consequences
and vulnerabilities, how they may
change over time, and what additional
mitigation strategies can be applied; and
Providing advice to, and assisting the
Captain of the Port in developing and
maintaining the Area Maritime Security
Plan.
AMSC Membership
Members of the AMSC should have at
least five years of expertise related to
maritime or port security operations.
The AMSC Eastern Great Lakes
Committee has 107 members. The
Northeast Ohio Region Subcommittee
has 29 members. The Northwestern
Pennsylvania Region Subcommittee has
29 members. The Western New York
Region has 29 members. The Eastern
New York Region has 20 members. We
are seeking to fill the following
vacancies with this submission:
(A) Northeast Ohio Region (2
members): (1) Executive Board member
representing the maritime (on-water)
Port Harbormaster community of
Northeast Ohio {e.g., qualified
harbormasters operating in local ports
[list not all inclusive] of Vermilion,
Lorain, Cleveland, Fairport Harbor,
Ashtabula, Conneaut, etc.}; and (2)
Executive Board member representing
the surface transportation railroad
industry (RAIL), especially expert
candidates working for critical railroad
infrastructure with a nexus to the
maritime domain.
(B) Northwestern Pennsylvania Region
(1 member): Executive Board member
representing local MTSA regulated, 33
CFR 104, vessels of Northwestern
Pennsylvania.
(C) Western New York Region (3
members): (1) Executive Board member
to serve as Chairperson of the regional
subcommittee and concurrently as
member of the Eastern Great Lakes
AMSC when so convened by the FMSC.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension of Certification on Maintenance of Effort
for the Title III and Minor Revisions to the Certification of Long-Term
Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. 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 of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection
requirements relating to the Certification on Maintenance of Effort
under Title III and Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Expenditures for OAA Title III and Title VII Grantees.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by May 20, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: BeckyKurtz@aoa.hhs.gov. Submit written comments on the collection
of information to Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, attention Becky Kurtz.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Kurtz, National Long Term Care
Ombudsman, Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC 20201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency request 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 provide a 60-day notice in
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the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed extension of an existing
collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this requirement, ACL is publishing notice of
the proposed collection of information set forth in this document. With
respect to the following collection of information, ACL invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of ACL's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of ACL's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
The Certification on Maintenance of Effort under Title III and
Certification of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Expenditures provides
statutorily required information regarding state's contribution to
programs funded under the Older Americans Act and conformance with
legislative requirements, pertinent Federal regulations and other
applicable instructions and guidelines issued by ACL. This information
will be used for Federal oversight of Title III Programs and Title VII
Ombudsman Program expenditures.
ACL estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows: 56 State Agencies on Aging respond annually which should be an
average burden of one half (1/2) hour per State agency per year or a
total of twenty-eight hours for all state agencies annually. The
proposed data collection tools may be found on the AoA Web site for
review at https://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Tools_Resources/Cert_Forms.aspx.
Date: March 14, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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