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emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing of older adults, thereby increasing
their capacity to maintain security in
retirement and make better financial
and healthcare choices.
SHIP-SMP grantees provide group
outreach and education through
presentation events, and this collection
will survey the attendees of those
events.
The SHIP-SMP Survey of Group
Outreach and Education Events will
focus on group outreach and education
events and the individuals who attend
them, to determine if the target audience
is satisfied with the information they are
receiving. This is a renewal of the
existing Senior Medicare Program
National Beneficiary Survey, which
received clearance on July 31, 2020,
with ICR Reference Number 201702–
0985–003 and OMB Control Number
0985–0056. That survey was conducted
over a three-year period beginning on
October 1, 2020 and will conclude on
July 31, 2023. To date, the Senior
Medicare Program National Beneficiary
Survey has generated over 11,000
responses, all of which were submitted
anonymously and voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to
continue the collection performed in
Fiscal Years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Reports developed for FY 2020 and
FY 2021 participants have provided an
overall measure of presentation attendee
satisfaction and have provided insight
into the relationship between
presentation inputs (information
provided, access to presentations) and
overall satisfaction. The renewed survey
will include both SHIP and SMP
presentations and will survey every
participating state and territory at least
once each year.
To generate a sample with a 95%
confidence level at the national level
400 responses will be required, which is
based on over 20,000 group outreach
and education event attendees in 2020.
ACL will draw a representative sample
of event attendees by surveying each of
the 54 participating states and territories
at least once. An average event surveyed
Number of
respondents
(minimum)
Respondent/data collection activity
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual
burden hours
Survey, Stratified Random Sample .................................................................
600
1
5/60
50
Total ..........................................................................................................
600
1
5/60
50
Number of
respondents
(maximum)
Respondent/data collection activity
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual
burden hours
Survey, Stratified Random Sample .................................................................
5400
1
5/60
450
Total ..........................................................................................................
5400
1
5/60
450
Dated: February 11, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023–03264 Filed 2–15–23; 8:45 am]
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in FY 2020 or FY 2021 generated 11
completed surveys, resulting in an
estimated minimal collection of 600
responses.
In the first three years of the existing
survey states and territories had the
opportunity to exceed the minimum
requirements, in order to collect a larger
overall dataset for their state or territory.
This opportunity will continue with the
renewed survey. Assuming that an
average state or territory collects 100
surveys per year, the maximum burden
estimate is 5,400 responses per year.
Burden tables for both the minimum
and maximum response totals are
available below.
OMB approval is requested for three
(3) years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden: ACL
estimates the burden associated with
this collection of information as follows:
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; SHIP–SMP Survey
of One-on-One Assistance, Formerly
the ‘‘National Beneficiary Survey of
State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP)’’, OMB# 0985–0057
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish a 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 Proposed Revision and solicits
comments on the information collection
requirements related to the ‘‘SHIP–SMP
Survey of One-on-One Assistance’’.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by April 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
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information to: Shefy Simon. Submit
written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Shefy Simon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shefy Simon, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, 202–795–7572, shefy.simon@
acl.hhs.gov.
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
as and includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. The PRA
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
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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 a notice of the proposed
collection of information set forth in
this document.
With respect to the following
collection of information, ACL invites
comments on our burden estimates or
any other aspect of this collection of
information, including:
(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
to determine burden estimates;
(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 SHIP–SMP Survey of One-on-One
Assistance is a survey of individuals
who meet with team members from the
State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) or the Senior Medicare
Patrol (SMP). These services help
Medicare beneficiaries understand their
Medicare benefits and options. These
services also increase the ability of
beneficiaries to identify and report
fraud, waste, and abuse within health
care programs generally, and Medicare/
Medicaid specifically. The State Health
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
was created under the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990. This section
of the law authorized the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to
make grants to states to establish and
maintain health insurance advisory
service programs for Medicare
beneficiaries. Grant funds were made
available to support information,
counseling, and assistance activities
related to Medicare, Medicaid, and
other health insurance options. SHIP
grantees provide free, in-depth,
unbiased, one-on-one health insurance
counseling and assistance to Medicare
beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers.
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
program was authorized in 1997 under
Titles II and IV of the Older Americans
Act, the Omnibus Consolidated
Appropriation Act of 1997 and the
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996. The SMP
mission is to empower and assist
Medicare beneficiaries, their families,
and caregivers, to prevent, detect, and
report suspected healthcare fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach,
counseling, and education.
SMP grantees support ACL’s goals of
promoting increased choice and greater
independence among older adults and
individuals with disabilities. SMP
activities also serve to enhance the
financial, emotional, physical, and
mental well-being of older adults,
thereby increasing their capacity to
maintain security in retirement and
make better financial and healthcare
choices. SMP team members provide
one-on-one assistance, and when
needed, serve as consumer advocates to
resolve billing disputes/issues.
The SHIP–SMP Survey of One-on-One
Assistance will gauge individuals’
satisfaction with the services provided
by SHIP and SMP team members. This
survey is a renewal of the existing
‘‘National Beneficiary Survey of State
Health Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP),’’ which received clearance on
July 31, 2020, with ICR Reference
Number 201702–0985–002 and OMB
Control Number 0985–0057. That
survey was conducted over a three-year
Number of
respondents
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Respondent/data collection activity
period beginning on October 1, 2020
and will conclude on June 30, 2023. To
date, this survey has generated over
2,500 responses, all of which were
submitted voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to
continue the collection performed in
Fiscal Years 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Reports developed for FY 2020 and FY
2021 participants have provided an
overall measure of satisfaction with
SHIP’s one-on-one assistance services
and have provided insight into the
relationship between inputs
(information provided, time between
initial contact and services received)
and overall satisfaction. The renewed
collection will survey recipients of both
SHIP and SMP one-on-one assistance
but will not increase the number of
surveys collected.
The renewed survey will provide an
annual collection at the national level,
with an estimated collection of 800
responses per year. To generate a
sample with a 95% confidence level at
the national level 400 responses will be
required from each program (n =
1,800,000 SHIP one-on-one assistance
sessions in 2020; n = 286,000 SMP oneon-one assistance sessions in 2020).
ACL will draw a representative
sample of customers who received
assistance from each program by
focusing only on non-redundant
individuals (i.e., a random sample
without replacement of individuals who
receive SHIP and/or SMP one-on-one
assistance).
OMB approval is requested for three
(3) years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.
The proposed data collection tools
may be found on the ACL website for
review at https://www.acl.gov/aboutacl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated
with this collection of information as
follows:
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Annual burden
hours
Survey, Stratified Random Sample .................................................................
800
1
6/60
80
Total ..........................................................................................................
800
1
6/60
80
Dated: February 11, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; SHIP-SMP Survey of One-on-One Assistance, Formerly the
``National Beneficiary Survey of State Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP)'', OMB# 0985-0057
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing an
opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a 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 Proposed Revision and
solicits comments on the information collection requirements related to
the ``SHIP-SMP Survey of One-on-One Assistance''.
DATES: Comments on the collection of information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or postmarked by April 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information
to: Shefy Simon. Submit written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Shefy Simon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shefy Simon, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC 20201, 202-795-7572,
[email protected].
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 as and includes agency
requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports,
keep records, or provide information to a third party. The PRA requires
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
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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 a notice
of the proposed collection of information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, ACL
invites comments on our burden estimates or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including:
(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 to determine burden estimates;
(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 SHIP-SMP Survey of One-on-One Assistance is a survey of
individuals who meet with team members from the State Health Insurance
Assistance Program (SHIP) or the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP). These
services help Medicare beneficiaries understand their Medicare benefits
and options. These services also increase the ability of beneficiaries
to identify and report fraud, waste, and abuse within health care
programs generally, and Medicare/Medicaid specifically. The State
Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) was created under the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. This section of the law
authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make
grants to states to establish and maintain health insurance advisory
service programs for Medicare beneficiaries. Grant funds were made
available to support information, counseling, and assistance activities
related to Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance options. SHIP
grantees provide free, in-depth, unbiased, one-on-one health insurance
counseling and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries, their families,
and caregivers.
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program was authorized in 1997
under Titles II and IV of the Older Americans Act, the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriation Act of 1997 and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The SMP mission is to
empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and
caregivers, to prevent, detect, and report suspected healthcare fraud,
errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education.
SMP grantees support ACL's goals of promoting increased choice and
greater independence among older adults and individuals with
disabilities. SMP activities also serve to enhance the financial,
emotional, physical, and mental well-being of older adults, thereby
increasing their capacity to maintain security in retirement and make
better financial and healthcare choices. SMP team members provide one-
on-one assistance, and when needed, serve as consumer advocates to
resolve billing disputes/issues.
The SHIP-SMP Survey of One-on-One Assistance will gauge
individuals' satisfaction with the services provided by SHIP and SMP
team members. This survey is a renewal of the existing ``National
Beneficiary Survey of State Health Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP),'' which received clearance on July 31, 2020, with ICR Reference
Number 201702-0985-002 and OMB Control Number 0985-0057. That survey
was conducted over a three-year period beginning on October 1, 2020 and
will conclude on June 30, 2023. To date, this survey has generated over
2,500 responses, all of which were submitted voluntarily.
ACL requests renewal of the survey to continue the collection
performed in Fiscal Years 2024, 2025, and 2026. Reports developed for
FY 2020 and FY 2021 participants have provided an overall measure of
satisfaction with SHIP's one-on-one assistance services and have
provided insight into the relationship between inputs (information
provided, time between initial contact and services received) and
overall satisfaction. The renewed collection will survey recipients of
both SHIP and SMP one-on-one assistance but will not increase the
number of surveys collected.
The renewed survey will provide an annual collection at the
national level, with an estimated collection of 800 responses per year.
To generate a sample with a 95% confidence level at the national level
400 responses will be required from each program (n = 1,800,000 SHIP
one-on-one assistance sessions in 2020; n = 286,000 SMP one-on-one
assistance sessions in 2020).
ACL will draw a representative sample of customers who received
assistance from each program by focusing only on non-redundant
individuals (i.e., a random sample without replacement of individuals
who receive SHIP and/or SMP one-on-one assistance).
OMB approval is requested for three (3) years. There are no costs
to respondents other than their time.
The proposed data collection tools may be found on the ACL website
for review at https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.
Estimated Program Burden
ACL estimates the burden associated with this collection of
information as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Annual burden
Respondent/data collection activity respondents respondent response hours
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Survey, Stratified Random Sample................ 800 1 6/60 80
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Total....................................... 800 1 6/60 80
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Dated: February 11, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-03263 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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