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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) approve the proposed
information collection project ‘‘Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
COVID–19 Changes.’’ This proposed
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
July 11, 2022 and allowed 60 days for
public comment. AHRQ received one
comment from The Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA) in strong support of the
questions for this proposed data
collection. The purpose of this notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by November 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Project
‘‘Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
(MEPS) COVID–19 Changes.’’
The Medical Expenditure Panel
Survey (MEPS) consists of the following
three components and has been
conducted annually since 1996:
• Household Component (MEPS–HC):
A sample of households participating in
the National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS) in the prior calendar year are
interviewed 5 times over a 2 and onehalf (2.5) year period. These 5
interviews yield 2 years of information
on use of, and expenditures for, health
care, sources of payment for that health
care, insurance status, employment,
health status and health care quality.
• Medical Provider Component
(MEPS–MPC): The MEPS–MPC collects
information from medical and financial
records maintained by hospitals,
physicians, pharmacies and home
health agencies named as sources of
care by household respondents.
• Insurance Component (MEPS–IC):
The MEPS–IC collects information on
establishment characteristics, insurance
offerings and premiums from
employers. The MEPS–IC is conducted
by the Census Bureau for AHRQ and is
cleared separately.
This request is for the MEPS–HC only.
The OMB Control Number for the
MEPS–HC and MEPS–MPC is 0935–
0118, which was last approved by OMB
on November 18, 2020, and will expire
on November 30, 2023.
The purpose of this request is to
update questions related to COVID–19
in MEPS. New round 1 questions on
COVID–19 capture information on
whether household members have ever
had COVID–19 and when they most
recently had COVID–19. Follow-up
questions in later rounds determine if
household members have had COVID–
19 in the interview reference period.
This study is being conducted by
AHRQ through its contractors, Westat
and RTI International, 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
The questions will be asked of all
MEPS sample members with a single
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household respondent reporting for the
household. The first two questions serve
as gate questions and only respondents
who report having a COVID–19
diagnosis in the relevant time period
will receive follow-up questions about
the timing of their most recent infection.
These questions will be administered in
the existing Priority Conditions
Enumeration section of MEPS, which
includes a similar series of questions
about whether household members have
ever been diagnosed with certain
medical conditions.
Historically, MEPS has been
conducted using Computer Assisted
Personal Interviewing (CAPI) where
field interviews conduct interviews
with household respondents in person.
However, MEPS is currently being
conducted via multiple modes,
including face-to-face, phone, and
virtual interviewing, due to the ongoing
COVID–19 pandemic.
The information collected on COVID–
19 diagnoses will undergo editing and
be reviewed for data quality, including
consistency with publicly available
sources of data on COVID–19 infections.
Additionally, the resulting variables
will be included on the annual MEPS
full-year consolidated public use data
files after being assessed for any
potential disclosure concerns. The new
CAPI questions collecting information
about COVID–19 will be folded into the
regular processing stream of MEPS data
to produce estimates of health care
utilization and expenditures. The
information collected on COVID–19
diagnoses will be used to compare
healthcare utilization and expenditures
between those who have had confirmed
COVID–19 and those who have not.
Additionally, the information collected
on the timing of recent infections can be
used to either include or exclude recent
infections from calendar year or roundspecific estimates of healthcare
utilization and expenditures. This
allows researchers to examine both
shorter-term and longer-term impacts of
a COVID–19 diagnosis on healthcare
utilization and expenditures.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated
annualized burden hours for
respondents’ time to participate in this
research. The addition of several
questions related to COVID–19 adds
minimal burden in hours and costs to
the core CAPI interview, estimated to
add 1 minute per interview and a total
of 222 burden hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated
annualized cost burden associated with
respondents’ time to participate in this
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research. The total cost burden is
estimated to be $6,218 annually.
EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Activity
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total
burden hours
COVID–19 questions included in the MEPS questionnaire ............................
13,338 *
1
1/60
222
* While the expected number of responding units for the annual estimates is 12,804, it is necessary to adjust for survey attrition of initial respondents by a factor of 0.96 (13.338=12/804/0.96).
EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Activity
Number of
respondents
Total
burden hours
Average
hourly wage
rate *
Total cost
burden
COVID–19 questions included in the MEPS questionnaire ............................
13,338
222
$28.01
$6,218
* Based upon mean hourly wage, ‘‘May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates United States,’’ U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.
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: September 29, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10260 & CMS–
10142]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
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
December 5, 2022.
SUMMARY:
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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 https://
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:ll, 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, please access the CMS PRA
website by copying and pasting the
following web address into your web
browser: https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
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).
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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) approve the proposed information collection
project ``Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) COVID-19 Changes.''
This proposed information collection was previously published in the
Federal Register on July 11, 2022 and allowed 60 days for public
comment. AHRQ received one comment from The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) in strong support of the questions for this proposed data
collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by November 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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 (MEPS) COVID-19 Changes.''
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) consists of the
following three components and has been conducted annually since 1996:
Household Component (MEPS-HC): A sample of households
participating in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in the
prior calendar year are interviewed 5 times over a 2 and one-half (2.5)
year period. These 5 interviews yield 2 years of information on use of,
and expenditures for, health care, sources of payment for that health
care, insurance status, employment, health status and health care
quality.
Medical Provider Component (MEPS-MPC): The MEPS-MPC
collects information from medical and financial records maintained by
hospitals, physicians, pharmacies and home health agencies named as
sources of care by household respondents.
Insurance Component (MEPS-IC): The MEPS-IC collects
information on establishment characteristics, insurance offerings and
premiums from employers. The MEPS-IC is conducted by the Census Bureau
for AHRQ and is cleared separately.
This request is for the MEPS-HC only. The OMB Control Number for
the MEPS-HC and MEPS-MPC is 0935-0118, which was last approved by OMB
on November 18, 2020, and will expire on November 30, 2023.
The purpose of this request is to update questions related to
COVID-19 in MEPS. New round 1 questions on COVID-19 capture information
on whether household members have ever had COVID-19 and when they most
recently had COVID-19. Follow-up questions in later rounds determine if
household members have had COVID-19 in the interview reference period.
This study is being conducted by AHRQ through its contractors,
Westat and RTI International, 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
The questions will be asked of all MEPS sample members with a
single household respondent reporting for the household. The first two
questions serve as gate questions and only respondents who report
having a COVID-19 diagnosis in the relevant time period will receive
follow-up questions about the timing of their most recent infection.
These questions will be administered in the existing Priority
Conditions Enumeration section of MEPS, which includes a similar series
of questions about whether household members have ever been diagnosed
with certain medical conditions.
Historically, MEPS has been conducted using Computer Assisted
Personal Interviewing (CAPI) where field interviews conduct interviews
with household respondents in person. However, MEPS is currently being
conducted via multiple modes, including face-to-face, phone, and
virtual interviewing, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The information collected on COVID-19 diagnoses will undergo
editing and be reviewed for data quality, including consistency with
publicly available sources of data on COVID-19 infections.
Additionally, the resulting variables will be included on the annual
MEPS full-year consolidated public use data files after being assessed
for any potential disclosure concerns. The new CAPI questions
collecting information about COVID-19 will be folded into the regular
processing stream of MEPS data to produce estimates of health care
utilization and expenditures. The information collected on COVID-19
diagnoses will be used to compare healthcare utilization and
expenditures between those who have had confirmed COVID-19 and those
who have not. Additionally, the information collected on the timing of
recent infections can be used to either include or exclude recent
infections from calendar year or round-specific estimates of healthcare
utilization and expenditures. This allows researchers to examine both
shorter-term and longer-term impacts of a COVID-19 diagnosis on
healthcare utilization and expenditures.
Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
Exhibit 1 shows the estimated annualized burden hours for
respondents' time to participate in this research. The addition of
several questions related to COVID-19 adds minimal burden in hours and
costs to the core CAPI interview, estimated to add 1 minute per
interview and a total of 222 burden hours.
Exhibit 2 shows the estimated annualized cost burden associated
with respondents' time to participate in this
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research. The total cost burden is estimated to be $6,218 annually.
Exhibit 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Activity Number of responses per Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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COVID-19 questions included in the MEPS 13,338 * 1 1/60 222
questionnaire..............................
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* While the expected number of responding units for the annual estimates is 12,804, it is necessary to adjust
for survey attrition of initial respondents by a factor of 0.96 (13.338=12/804/0.96).
Exhibit 2--Estimated Annualized Cost Burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Total burden Average hourly Total cost
Activity respondents hours wage rate * burden
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COVID-19 questions included in the MEPS 13,338 222 $28.01 $6,218
questionnaire..............................
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* Based upon mean hourly wage, ``May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates United States,''
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.
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: September 29, 2022.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
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