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Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden based on the
respondents’ time to complete one
submission process. The cost burden is
estimated to be $18,076 annually.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
burden hours
Average
hourly
wage rate *
Total
cost burden
Registration Form ............................................................................................
Hospital Information Form ...............................................................................
Data Use Agreement .......................................................................................
Data Files Submission .....................................................................................
300
300
300
2
25
25
15
300
a 57.12
c 45.98
$1,428
1,428
1,426
13,794
Total ..........................................................................................................
** 302
365
NA
18,076
a 57.12
b 95.12
* National Compensation Survey: Occupational wages in the United States May 2020, ‘‘U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.’’
(a) Based on the mean hourly wage for Medical and Health Services Managers (11–9111).
(b) Based on the mean hourly wage for Chief Executives (11–1011).
(c) Based on the mean hourly wages for Computer Programmer (15–1131).
** The 300 POC listed for the registration form, hospital information form and the data use agreement are the estimated POC’s from the estimated participating hospitals.
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ’s health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 30, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
intention of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) reapprove the proposed
information collection project: ‘‘Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance
Component.’’
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by November 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov
Copies of the proposed collection
plans, data collection instruments, and
specific details on the estimated burden
can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Proposed Project
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—
Insurance Component
In 2021 employer-sponsored health
insurance was the source of coverage for
90.5 million current and former
workers, plus many of their family
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members, and is a cornerstone of the
U.S. health care system. The Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance
Component (MEPS–IC) measures the
extent, cost, and coverage of employersponsored health insurance on an
annual basis. These statistics are
produced at the National, State, and
sub-State (metropolitan area) level for
private industry. Statistics are also
produced for State and Local
governments.
This research has the following goals:
(1) to provide data for Federal
policymakers evaluating the effects of
National and State health care reforms.
(2) to provide descriptive data on the
current employer-sponsored health
insurance system and data for modeling
the differential impacts of proposed
health policy initiatives.
(3) to supply critical State and
National estimates of health insurance
spending for the National Health
Accounts and Gross Domestic Product.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through the Bureau of the
Census, pursuant to AHRQ’s statutory
authority to conduct and support
research on healthcare and on systems
for the delivery of such care, including
activities with respect to the cost and
use of health care services and with
respect to health statistics and surveys.
42 U.S.C. 299a(a)(3) and (8); 42 U.S.C.
299b–2.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the
following data collections for both
private sector and state and local
government employers will be
implemented:
(1) Prescreener Questionnaire—The
purpose of the Prescreener
Questionnaire, which is collected via
telephone, varies depending on the
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insurance status of the establishment
contacted (establishment is defined as a
single, physical location in the private
sector and a governmental unit in state
and local governments). For
establishments that do not offer health
insurance to their employees, the
prescreener is used to collect basic
information such as number of
employees. Collection is completed for
these establishments through this
telephone call. For establishments that
do offer health insurance, contact name
and address information is collected
that is used for the mailout of the
establishment and plan questionnaires.
Obtaining this contact information helps
ensure that the questionnaires are
directed to the person in the
establishment best equipped to
complete them.
(2) Establishment Questionnaire—The
purpose of the mailed Establishment
Questionnaire is to obtain general
information from employers that
provide health insurance to their
employees. Information such as total
active enrollment in health insurance,
other employee benefits, demographic
characteristics of employees, and retiree
health insurance is collected through
the establishment questionnaire.
(3) Plan Questionnaire—The purpose
of the mailed Plan Questionnaire is to
collect plan-specific information on
each plan (up to four plans) offered by
establishments that provide health
insurance to their employees. This
questionnaire obtains information on
total premiums, employer and employee
contributions to the premium, and plan
enrollment for each type of coverage
offered—single, employee-plus-one, and
family—within a plan. It also asks for
information on deductibles, copays, and
other plan characteristics.
The primary objective of the MEPS–
IC is to collect information on employersponsored health insurance. Such
information is needed in order to
provide the tools for Federal, State, and
academic researchers to evaluate current
and proposed health policies and to
support the production of important
statistical measures for other Federal
agencies.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for the
respondent’s time to participate in the
MEPS–IC. The Prescreener
questionnaire will be completed by
25,200 respondents and takes 5 minutes
to complete. The Establishment
questionnaire will be completed by
21,738 respondents and takes 20
minutes to complete. The Plan
questionnaire will be completed by
19,246 respondents and will require an
average of 2.3 responses per respondent.
Each Plan questionnaire takes 11
minutes to complete. The total
annualized burden hours are estimated
to be 17,461 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden associated with
the respondents’ time to participate in
this data collection. The annualized cost
burden is estimated to be $619,691.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS FOR THE 2023–2025 MEPS–IC
Number of
respondents
Form name
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total burden
hours
Prescreener Questionnaire ..............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire ...........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
25,200
21,738
19,246
1
1
2.3
5/60
* 20/60
11/60
2,100
7,246
8,115
Total ..........................................................................................................
66,184
na
na
17,461
* The burden estimate printed on the establishment questionnaire is 45 minutes which includes the burden estimate for completing the establishment questionnaire and two plan questionnaires (on average, each establishment completes 2.3 plan questionnaires). The establishment and
plan questionnaires are sent to the respondent as a package and are completed by the respondent at the same time.
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN FOR THE 2023–2025 MEPS–IC
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total burden
hours
Average
hourly
wage rate *
Total cost
burden
Prescreener Questionnaire ..............................................................................
Establishment Questionnaire ...........................................................................
Plan Questionnaire ..........................................................................................
25,200
21,738
19,246
2,100
7,246
8,115
35.49
35.49
35.49
$74,529
$257,161
$288,001
Total ..........................................................................................................
66,184
17,461
na
$619,691
* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13–1141, at https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131141.htm (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
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Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
comments on AHRQ’s information
collection are requested with regard to
any of the following: (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
AHRQ’s health care research and health
care information dissemination
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
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(b) the accuracy of AHRQ’s estimate of
burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information upon the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
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included in the Agency’s subsequent
request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All
comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 30, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2022–19113 Filed 9–2–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) reapprove the proposed information
collection project: ``Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Insurance
Component.''
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz,
Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by email at
[email protected]
Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection
instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be
obtained from the AHRQ Reports Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427-1477, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Insurance Component
In 2021 employer-sponsored health insurance was the source of
coverage for 90.5 million current and former workers, plus many of
their family members, and is a cornerstone of the U.S. health care
system. The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey--Insurance Component
(MEPS-IC) measures the extent, cost, and coverage of employer-sponsored
health insurance on an annual basis. These statistics are produced at
the National, State, and sub-State (metropolitan area) level for
private industry. Statistics are also produced for State and Local
governments.
This research has the following goals:
(1) to provide data for Federal policymakers evaluating the effects
of National and State health care reforms.
(2) to provide descriptive data on the current employer-sponsored
health insurance system and data for modeling the differential impacts
of proposed health policy initiatives.
(3) to supply critical State and National estimates of health
insurance spending for the National Health Accounts and Gross Domestic
Product.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ through the Bureau of the
Census, pursuant to AHRQ's statutory authority to conduct and support
research on healthcare and on systems for the delivery of such care,
including activities with respect to the cost and use of health care
services and with respect to health statistics and surveys. 42 U.S.C.
299a(a)(3) and (8); 42 U.S.C. 299b-2.
Method of Collection
To achieve the goals of this project the following data collections
for both private sector and state and local government employers will
be implemented:
(1) Prescreener Questionnaire--The purpose of the Prescreener
Questionnaire, which is collected via telephone, varies depending on
the
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insurance status of the establishment contacted (establishment is
defined as a single, physical location in the private sector and a
governmental unit in state and local governments). For establishments
that do not offer health insurance to their employees, the prescreener
is used to collect basic information such as number of employees.
Collection is completed for these establishments through this telephone
call. For establishments that do offer health insurance, contact name
and address information is collected that is used for the mailout of
the establishment and plan questionnaires. Obtaining this contact
information helps ensure that the questionnaires are directed to the
person in the establishment best equipped to complete them.
(2) Establishment Questionnaire--The purpose of the mailed
Establishment Questionnaire is to obtain general information from
employers that provide health insurance to their employees. Information
such as total active enrollment in health insurance, other employee
benefits, demographic characteristics of employees, and retiree health
insurance is collected through the establishment questionnaire.
(3) Plan Questionnaire--The purpose of the mailed Plan
Questionnaire is to collect plan-specific information on each plan (up
to four plans) offered by establishments that provide health insurance
to their employees. This questionnaire obtains information on total
premiums, employer and employee contributions to the premium, and plan
enrollment for each type of coverage offered--single, employee-plus-
one, and family--within a plan. It also asks for information on
deductibles, copays, and other plan characteristics.
The primary objective of the MEPS-IC is to collect information on
employer-sponsored health insurance. Such information is needed in
order to provide the tools for Federal, State, and academic researchers
to evaluate current and proposed health policies and to support the
production of important statistical measures for other Federal
agencies.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for the
respondent's time to participate in the MEPS-IC. The Prescreener
questionnaire will be completed by 25,200 respondents and takes 5
minutes to complete. The Establishment questionnaire will be completed
by 21,738 respondents and takes 20 minutes to complete. The Plan
questionnaire will be completed by 19,246 respondents and will require
an average of 2.3 responses per respondent. Each Plan questionnaire
takes 11 minutes to complete. The total annualized burden hours are
estimated to be 17,461 hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden associated
with the respondents' time to participate in this data collection. The
annualized cost burden is estimated to be $619,691.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours for the 2023-2025 MEPS-IC
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Number of
Form name Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Prescreener Questionnaire....................... 25,200 1 5/60 2,100
Establishment Questionnaire..................... 21,738 1 * 20/60 7,246
Plan Questionnaire.............................. 19,246 2.3 11/60 8,115
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Total....................................... 66,184 na na 17,461
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* The burden estimate printed on the establishment questionnaire is 45 minutes which includes the burden
estimate for completing the establishment questionnaire and two plan questionnaires (on average, each
establishment completes 2.3 plan questionnaires). The establishment and plan questionnaires are sent to the
respondent as a package and are completed by the respondent at the same time.
Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden for the 2023-2025 MEPS-IC
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Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Form name respondents hours wage rate * burden
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Prescreener Questionnaire....................... 25,200 2,100 35.49 $74,529
Establishment Questionnaire..................... 21,738 7,246 35.49 $257,161
Plan Questionnaire.............................. 19,246 8,115 35.49 $288,001
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Total....................................... 66,184 17,461 na $619,691
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* Based upon the mean hourly wage for Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists occupation code 13-
1141, at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131141.htm (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.)
Request for Comments
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested with
regard to any of the following: (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of AHRQ's health
care research and health care information dissemination functions,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of
the proposed collection(s) of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information upon
the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the Agency's subsequent request for OMB approval of the
proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 30, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-19113 Filed 9-2-22; 8:45 am]
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