77 FR 161 pgs. 50109-50110 - Medicaid Program; State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 161Pages: 50109 - 50110
Docket number: [CMS-2385-CN]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-20296 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-2385-CN]
Medicaid Program; State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012
AGENCY:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION:
Notice; correction.
SUMMARY:
This document corrects a technical error that appeared in the notice published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR 43329) entitled "State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012."
DATES:
Effective Dates: The final QI allotments for payment of Medicare Part B premiums for FY 2011 are effective October 1, 2010. The preliminary QI allotments for FY 2012 are effective October 1, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Strauss, (410) 786-2019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2012-17952 of July 24, 2012 (77 FR 43329), there was a technical error that is identified and corrected in the Correction of Error section below. The provision in this correction document is effective as if it had been included in the document published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register .
II. Summary of Errors
In the "Background" section of the notice that was published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register , we inadvertently omitted Chart 1 titled "Final Qualifying Individuals Allotments for October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011." This notice is being issued to correct that error.
III. Correction of Errors
In the notice that was published in the July 24, 2012 Federal Register , make the following correction:
In the "Background" section, include Chart 1 "State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals (QIs) for FY 2012."
| State | Initial QI allotments for FY 2011 | Number of individuals/3 (000s) | Percentage of total Col B/Tot. Col B | Initial QI allotment Col × $885,000,000 | FY 2011 Estimated QI expenditures/1 | Need (difference) If E>D, E - D | Percentage of total need states F/(Tot. of F) | Reduction pool for non-need States If D>=E, D - E | Percentage of total non-need States H/(Tot. of H) | Reduction adjustment for non-need States Col. 1 × $35,415,135 | Increase adjustment for need States Col. G × $35,415,135 | Final FY 2011 QI allotment/2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | |
| Alabama | 40 | 2.75 | $24,363,386 | $20,880,831 | NA | NA | $3,482,555 | 1.4562 | $515,727 | NA | $23,847,659 | |
| Alaska | 2 | 0.14 | 1,218,169 | 219,365 | NA | NA | 998,804 | 0.4177 | 147,912 | NA | 1,070,258 | |
| Arizona | 21 | 1.45 | 12,790,778 | 17,342,127 | 4,551,349 | 12.8514 | Need | Need | Need | 4,551,349 | 17,342,127 | |
| Arkansas | 23 | 1.58 | 14,008,947 | 13,221,431 | NA | NA | 787,516 | 0.3293 | 116,622 | NA | 13,892,325 | |
| California | 103 | 7.09 | 62,735,719 | 28,587,784 | NA | NA | 34,147,935 | 14.2790 | 5,056,924 | NA | 57,678,794 | |
| Colorado | 18 | 1.24 | 10,963,524 | 5,295,566 | NA | NA | 5,667,958 | 2.3701 | 839,361 | NA | 10,124,163 | |
| Connecticut | 19 | 1.31 | 11,572,608 | 4,486,600 | NA | NA | 7,086,008 | 2.9630 | 1,049,358 | NA | 10,523,250 | |
| Delaware | 6 | 0.41 | 3,654,508 | 3,146,625 | NA | NA | 507,883 | 0.2124 | 75,212 | NA | 3,579,296 | |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0.21 | 1,827,254 | 0 | NA | NA | 1,827,254 | 0.7641 | 270,596 | NA | 1,556,658 | |
| Florida | 106 | 7.30 | 64,562,973 | 66,436,364 | 1,873,391 | 5.2898 | Need | Need | Need | 1,873,391 | 66,436,364 | |
| Georgia | 41 | 2.82 | 24,972,471 | 26,906,212 | 1,933,741 | 5.4602 | Need | Need | Need | 1,933,741 | 26,906,212 | |
| Hawaii | 4 | 0.28 | 2,436,339 | 1,291,051 | NA | NA | 1,145,288 | 0.4789 | 169,604 | NA | 2,266,734 | |
| Idaho | 6 | 0.41 | 3,654,508 | 2,343,040 | NA | NA | 1,311,468 | 0.5484 | 194,214 | NA | 3,460,294 | |
| Illinois | 65 | 4.47 | 39,590,502 | 24,682,083 | NA | NA | 14,908,419 | 6.2340 | 2,207,769 | NA | 37,382,734 | |
| Indiana | 37 | 2.55 | 22,536,132 | 7,442,661 | NA | NA | 15,093,471 | 6.3113 | 2,235,173 | NA | 20,300,959 | |
| Iowa | 21 | 1.45 | 12,790,778 | 4,271,524 | NA | NA | 8,519,254 | 3.5623 | 1,261,605 | NA | 11,529,172 | |
| Kansas | 17 | 1.17 | 10,354,439 | 4,610,144 | NA | NA | 5,744,295 | 2.4020 | 850,665 | NA | 9,503,774 | |
| Kentucky | 27 | 1.86 | 16,445,286 | 15,690,958 | NA | NA | 754,328 | 0.3154 | 111,707 | NA | 16,333,578 | |
| Louisiana | 30 | 2.06 | 18,272,540 | 20,326,470 | 2,053,930 | 5.7996 | Need | Need | Need | 2,053,930 | 20,326,470 | |
| Maine | 5 | 0.34 | 3,045,423 | 5,682,148 | 2,636,725 | 7.4452 | Need | Need | Need | 2,636,725 | 5,682,148 | |
| Maryland | 17 | 1.17 | 10,354,439 | 7,088,750 | NA | NA | 3,265,689 | 1.3656 | 483,612 | NA | 9,870,827 | |
| Massachusetts | 35 | 2.41 | 21,317,963 | 10,537,185 | NA | NA | 10,780,778 | 4.5080 | 1,596,512 | NA | 19,721,451 | |
| Michigan | 47 | 3.23 | 28,626,979 | 15,085,628 | NA | NA | 13,541,351 | 5.6623 | 2,005,321 | NA | 26,621,657 | |
| Minnesota | 22 | 1.51 | 13,399,862 | 6,222,133 | NA | NA | 7,177,729 | 3.0014 | 1,062,941 | NA | 12,336,922 | |
| Mississippi | 17 | 1.17 | 10,354,439 | 15,159,850 | 4,805,411 | 13.5688 | Need | Need | Need | 4,805,411 | 15,159,850 | |
| Missouri | 34 | 2.34 | 20,708,878 | 5,920,121 | NA | NA | 14,788,757 | 6.1839 | 2,190,048 | NA | 18,518,830 | |
| Montana | 6 | 0.41 | 3,654,508 | 1,621,995 | NA | NA | 2,032,513 | 0.8499 | 300,992 | NA | 3,353,516 | |
| Nebraska | 7 | 0.48 | 4,263,593 | 2,506,235 | NA | NA | 1,757,358 | 0.7348 | 260,245 | NA | 4,003,348 | |
| Nevada | 9 | 0.62 | 5,481,762 | 4,524,038 | NA | NA | 957,724 | 0.4005 | 141,828 | NA | 5,339,934 | |
| New Hampshire | 6 | 0.41 | 3,654,508 | 2,135,209 | NA | NA | 1,519,299 | 0.6353 | 224,991 | NA | 3,429,517 | |
| New Jersey | 29 | 2.00 | 17,663,455 | 10,947,452 | NA | NA | 6,716,003 | 2.8083 | 994,564 | NA | 16,668,891 | |
| New Mexico | 12 | 0.83 | 7,309,016 | 4,380,182 | NA | NA | 2,928,834 | 1.2247 | 433,727 | NA | 6,875,289 | |
| New York | 88 | 6.06 | 53,599,449 | 46,599,154 | NA | NA | 7,000,295 | 2.9272 | 1,036,665 | NA | 52,562,785 | |
| North Carolina | 51 | 3.51 | 31,063,317 | 29,879,017 | NA | NA | 1,184,300 | 0.4952 | 175,382 | NA | 30,887,936 | |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0.21 | 1,827,254 | 732,156 | NA | NA | 1,095,098 | 0.4579 | 162,172 | NA | 1,665,082 | |
| Ohio | 69 | 4.75 | 42,026,841 | 23,482,476 | NA | NA | 18,544,365 | 7.7543 | 2,746,211 | NA | 39,280,629 | |
| Oklahoma | 17 | 1.17 | 10,354,439 | 10,487,929 | 133,490 | 0.3769 | Need | Need | Need | 133,490 | 10,487,929 | |
| Oregon | 19 | 1.31 | 11,572,608 | 13,141,294 | 1,568,686 | 4.4294 | Need | Need | Need | 1,568,686 | 13,141,294 | |
| Pennsylvania | 72 | 4.96 | 43,854,095 | 33,758,390 | NA | NA | 10,095,705 | 4.2215 | 1,495,060 | NA | 42,359,035 | |
| Rhode Island | 6 | 0.41 | 3,654,508 | 2,322,853 | NA | NA | 1,331,655 | 0.5568 | 197,203 | NA | 3,457,305 | |
| South Carolina | 24 | 1.65 | 14,618,032 | 15,020,561 | 402,529 | 1.1366 | Need | Need | Need | 402,529 | 15,020,561 | |
| South Dakota | 4 | 0.28 | 2,436,339 | 1,720,053 | NA | NA | 716,286 | 0.2995 | 106,074 | NA | 2,330,265 | |
| Tennessee | 34 | 2.34 | 20,708,878 | 26,632,392 | 5,923,514 | 16.7259 | Need | Need | Need | 5,923,514 | 26,632,392 | |
| Texas | 117 | 8.05 | 71,262,904 | 78,314,925 | 7,052,021 | 19.9124 | Need | Need | Need | 7,052,021 | 78,314,925 | |
| Utah | 9 | 0.62 | 5,481,762 | 2,259,983 | NA | NA | 3,221,779 | 1.3472 | 477,109 | NA | 5,004,653 | |
| Vermont | 2 | 0.14 | 1,218,169 | 3,698,518 | 2,480,349 | 7.0036 | Need | Need | Need | 2,480,349 | 3,698,518 | |
| Virginia | 33 | 2.27 | 20,099,794 | 12,026,439 | NA | NA | 8,073,355 | 3.3759 | 1,195,573 | NA | 18,904,221 | |
| Washington | 21 | 1.45 | 12,790,778 | 9,678,240 | NA | NA | 3,112,538 | 1.3015 | 460,932 | NA | 12,329,846 | |
| West Virginia | 15 | 1.03 | 9,136,270 | 6,570,617 | NA | NA | 2,565,653 | 1.0728 | 379,944 | NA | 8,756,326 | |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 2.20 | 19,490,709 | 5,065,273 | NA | NA | 14,425,436 | 6.0320 | 2,136,244 | NA | 17,354,465 | |
| Wyoming | 2 | 0.14 | 1,218,169 | 885,008 | NA | NA | 333,161 | 0.1393 | 49,337 | NA | 1,168,832 | |
| Total | 1,453 | 100.00 | 885,000,000 | 681,267,040 | 35,415,135 | 100.0000 | 239,148,095 | 100.0000 | 35,415,135 | 35,415,135 | 885,000,000 | |
| Footnotes: | ||||||||||||
| 1 FY 2011 Estimates from July 2011 CMS Survey of States. | ||||||||||||
| 2 For Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to Initial QI Allotment in Column D increased by amount in Column K. For Non-Need States, Final FY 2011 QI Allotment is equal to Initial QI Allotment in Column D reduced by amount in Column J. | ||||||||||||
| 3 Three-year average (2007-2009) of number (000) of Medicare beneficiaries in State who are not enrolled in Medicaid but whose incomes are at least 120% but less than 135% of Federal poverty level. Source: Census Bureau Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the 2010 Current Population Survey (CPS). | ||||||||||||
Authority:
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance Program).
Dated: August 14, 2012.
Jennifer Cannistra,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 2012-20296 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]
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