Form SSA-9313 Notice of Quality Review Acknowledgement Form for those

Social Security Administration
Office of Quality Performance
(Address of Office)
Date:
Beneficiary Name:
SSN:
(Address)
The Social Security Administration is contacting a few people who had a recent
redetermination of their extra help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs. We are
doing a quality review to make sure we made the correct decision on these
redeterminations. We picked (fill-in 1) name by chance, NOT for any other reason. To
make sure we made the correct decision on (fill-in 2) redetermination, I would like to
telephone you on (fill-in 3). For general information about Social Security or to verify
that this is an official communication, you can call our national toll-free number at 1-800772-1213.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You do not have to give us the requested information. If you do provide the information
and your subsidy level is correct, we will not have to contact you to review your eligibility
for at least another year unless you report a subsequent change in your income,
resources or household size. However, if the information is incorrect or you do not
provide the information, we may contact you to review your eligibility within the next few
months. Such review of your eligibility could result in your subsidy level increasing,
decreasing or stopping. The Social Security law that allows us to ask you questions is
explained in the enclosed page, Privacy Act and the Paper Reduction Act Notice.
Your cooperation with this review will help us to ensure the process for helping
Medicare beneficiaries with their prescription drug costs is providing the correct help to
the correct people.
We would also like to remind you that if you (and your spouse if married and living
together) have a change in your income, resources or household size, you should report
this information to Social Security.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I CALL
I will identify myself by name as shown at the bottom of this letter. I will ask you some
questions about the information on (fill-in 4) recent redetermination of the extra help
with Medicare prescription drug plan costs.
HOW YOU CAN GET READY FOR YOUR CALL
I have enclosed a page that shows the kinds of information you should have ready. I
have checked the things I would like to talk about. If you do not have all of the
information that I am requesting, I can help you get the information you do not have. If
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you would like to have a friend or relative help you, please tell that person to be there
when I call.
PLEASE RETURN THE ENCLOSED FORM
I have enclosed an acknowledgement form for you to complete, sign and mail
back to me in the envelope I have provided. You do not need to put a stamp on
the envelope. This form is to let me know you received this letter and whether or
not you will be available when I plan to call you.
If you have any questions, please call me at my office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. My toll-free number is 1-800- ______. Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,

Social Insurance Specialist
Enclosures

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PRIVACY ACT AND PAPER REDUCTION ACT NOTICE

COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION

See revised
Privacy Act
The Social Security Administration is authorized by
section 1860
D-14 of the Social
Statement
below.
Security Act to collect the information requested in this interview. The information you
give us, along with the information we get from other people we interview, helps us to
know where there are problems in the programs for which the Social Security
Administration is responsible. It also helps us to resolve these problems and
recommend changes in the law.
You do not have to give us the requested information. If you do provide the information
and your subsidy level is correct, we will not have to contact you to review your eligibility
for at least another year unless you report a subsequent change in your income,
resources or household size. However, if the information is incorrect or you do not
provide the information, we may contact you to review your eligibility within the next few
months. Such review of your eligibility could result in your subsidy level increasing,
decreasing or stopping. Your cooperation with this review will help us to ensure the
process for helping Medicare beneficiaries with their prescription drug costs is providing
the correct help to the correct people.

HOW THE INFORMATION IS USED
The information you provide may be disclosed to another Federal, State or local
government agency for determining eligibility for a government benefit or program, to a
Congressional office requesting information on your behalf, to an independent party for
the performance of research and statistical activities, to the Department of Justice for
use in representing the Federal Government, or if a Federal law requires that we give
out this information.
We may also use this information when we match records by computer. Matching
programs compare our records with those of other Federal, State, or local government
agencies. Many agencies may use matching programs to find or prove that a person
qualifies for benefits paid by the Federal Government. This law allows us to do this
even if you do not agree to it.
Explanations about these and other reasons why information you provide may be used or
given out are available in Social Security offices. If you want to learn more about this,
contact any Social Security office.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement – This information collection meets the requirements of 44
U.S.C section 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not
need to answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget control
number. We estimate that it will take about 15 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts, and
answer the questions. Send only comments on our time estimate above to: SSA, 1338 Annex
Building, Baltimore, MD 21235-0001.
Please see revised PRA Statement below.
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SSA will insert the following revised Privacy Act Statement into the form at its next scheduled
reprinting:
Privacy Act Statement
Notice of Appointment –Redetermination

Section 1860 D-14 of the Social Security Act, as amended, authorizes us to collect this
information. We will use the information you provide, along with the information we receive
from other people we interview, to conduct a quality review of applicants who received recent
redeterminations and determine if we made the correct decision during the review process for
those applicants who requested extra help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs.
The information you furnish on this form is voluntary. However, failure to provide all or part of
the requested information may affect our ability to evaluate if the denial for extra help with our
Medicare prescription drug plan costs was correct.
We rarely use the information you supply for any purpose other than for determining problems in
Social Security programs. However, we may use it for the administration and integrity of Social
Security programs. We may also disclose information to another person or to another agency in
accordance with approved routine uses, which include, but are not limited to the following:
1. To enable a third party or an agency to assist Social Security in establishing rights to
Medicare benefits and/or coverage;
2. To comply with Federal laws requiring the release of information from Social Security
records (e.g., to the Government Accountability Office and the Department of Veterans’
Affairs);
3. To make determinations for eligibility in similar health and income maintenance
programs at the Federal, State, and local level; and,
4. To facilitate statistical research, audit, or investigative activities necessary to assure the
integrity of Social Security programs.
We may also use the information you provide in computer matching programs. Matching
programs compare our records with records kept by other Federal, State, or local government
agencies. Information from these matching programs can be used to establish or verify a
person’s eligibility for Federally-funded or administered benefit programs and for repayment of
payments or delinquent debts under these programs.
A complete list of routine uses for this information is available in System of Records Notice
entitled, Medicare Database (MDB) File, 60-0321. This notice, additional information regarding

this form, and information regarding our programs and systems, are available on-line at
http://www.socialsecurity.gov or at your local Social Security office.

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SSA will insert the following revised PRA Statement into the form at its next
scheduled reprinting:
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement - This information collection meets the requirements of
44 U.S.C. § 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not
need to answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OMB control number for this collection is 0960-0707. We estimate
that it will take 15 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the
questions. Send only comments relating to our time estimate above to: SSA, 6401 Security
Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401.

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FORM APPROVED
OMB No. 0960-0707

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
(RETURN THIS SHEET IMMEDIATELY)
_________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________

Beneficiary’s Name

Beneficiary’s SSN

1. Will you be available at the time requested?

□ Yes

□ No

2. What telephone number can we use to reach you, including area code?
( )____________________
3. If you will not be available at the time requested, we can reschedule your appointment. If you would
like to reschedule, please let us know when you will be available at that number.
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Is your address shown correctly on this letter? □ Yes □ No
If “NO”, please show the appropriate address below:
________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. If you need assistance with the telephone interview due to a hearing impairment, please
check/complete the appropriate box(es) shown below:
□ I am deaf or hard of hearing. I will have a person to assist me with this telephone interview.
His/her name is _____________________. He/she is my __________________ (indicate
your relationship).
□ I am deaf or hard of hearing. SSA may call me with the assistance of a Telephone State
Relay System operator.
6. If you need assistance with the telephone interview due to language problems, please
check and complete the appropriate box(es) shown below:
□ I need a language interpreter. I speak__________________ (indicate language).
□ I will provide a qualified language interpreter for this telephone interview. His/her name is
_____________________. He/she is my __________________ (indicate your relationship).
(Your interpreter should be 18 years of age or older).
□ I want SSA to provide a qualified language interpreter for this phone interview at no cost to
me.

Sign
here

►

____________________________________________________________________

(SIGNATURE of Beneficiary or Payee if applicable)

______________________

Date
QRA_______________________

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