(CMS-10673) Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CMS-10673 Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration Form and Instruction	New
CMS-10673 MAQI_Supporting Statement - Part A clean_9.12.18_Final.doc Supporting Statement A	2018-09-19
CMS-10673_Responses to MAQI Public Comments Received for CMS_Final_9.12.18.docx Supplementary Document	2018-09-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
233053	Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0938-1354	ICR Reference No: 201809-0938-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: (CMS-10673) Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/22/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/20/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2021	36 Months From Approved
Responses	100,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,500,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration (“the Demonstration”) is designed to test whether excluding clinicians who participate to a sufficient degree in certain payment arrangements with Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) from reporting quality under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) will increase or maintain participation in payment arrangements with MAOs similar to Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and change the manner in which clinicians deliver care.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1395b-1(a)(1) Name of Law: Social Security Act of 1967
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 31150	07/03/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 47343	09/19/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration	CMS-10673, CMS-10673	Qualifying Payment Arrangement Form ,   Threshold Data Submission Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	100,000	0	0	100,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,500,000	0	0	1,500,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $19,762

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/20/2018

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