This ICR is
approved on the understanding that: 1) SSA will include all of the
appropriate caveats and disclaimers regarding the limitations of
this study, particularly its generalizability, when reporting the
results of this study; 2) SSA will provide a progress report to OMB
before commencing with Phase II of the study; 3) the baseline
survey will include the SF-6D questions and retain only those
original health status/function questions that are not covered by
the SF-6D; 4) SSA will revise the Privacy Act blurb to say "...
confidential to the extent provided by the Privacy Act"; 5) SSA
will brief OMB on the follow-up survey and the planned cost-utility
analysis at least 6 months prior to implementation. The follow-up
survey will be submitted as a revision to this ICR: at that time,
SSA will ensure that all supporting materials (including health
benefit information, respondent approach letters, etc.) are
included with the submission.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2010
36 Months From Approved
38,292
0
0
6,812
0
0
0
0
0
The Accelerated Benefits Demonstration
Project is a multi-phase study designed to assess whether providing
new SSDI beneficiaries with health benefits and employment supports
will stabilize or improve their health and help them return to work
early. In this long-term study, new SSDI disability recipients
(i.e., those who have just begun receiving benefits and who have at
least 18 months remaining before they qualify for Medicare) will be
divided into three groups: 1) a control group that will just
receive their regular SSDI benefits; 2) a treatment group that will
receive immediate access to health care benefits; and 3) a
treatment group that will receive health care benefits and
additional care management, employment, and benefits services and
support. The study, which will be conducted for SSA by research
contractors and health care experts, will assess whether health
benefits alone or health benefits with additional support services
improve the health and employment outcomes of new SSDI
beneficiaries.
SSA is conducting a new study,
the Accelerated Benefits Demonstration Project, resulting in a
burden increase. Please note that when reviewing the ICs we
recommend simultaniously looking at number 12 of the supporting
statement (page 16) which gives a more detailed breakdown for each
IC. The IC burden data in ROCIS represents an aggregate total for
the multiple components in the IC.
$1,694,000
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Elizabeth Davidson 411-965-0454
liz.davidson@ssa.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.