Privacy Act of 1974; report of new system. Health Care Financing Administration. Notification of new system of records.
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, we are proposing to establish a new system of records: Evaluation of the HMO Capitation Demonstrations, HHS/HCFA/ORD No. 09-70-0027. The purpose of this system of records is to provide data necessary to evaluate HCFA's Medicare Capitation Demonstration projects. The system will furnish information necessary to study the marketing effectiveness of health maintenance organizations enrolling Medicare beneficiaries under the demonstration project, the potential selection bias in Medicare HMO enrollment that may be associated with an enrollee's health status, and the extent of out-of-plan utilization and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Medicare beneficiaries who are "locked-in" to receiving their health care from a single provider, i.e., one of the participating HMOs A more detailed explanation of both the evaluation and the records system is included under the section entitled "Supplementary Information". HCFA invites public comments with respect to routine uses of the system by March 18, 1982.
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