Public Comment Instructions FINAL 2

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Special Needs Plan Requirements Public Comment Instructions

Synopsis

The National Committee for Quality Assurance

(NCQA) is releasing documentation to solicit feedback

on proposed Special Needs Plan Requirements. Reviewers are asked to submit their comments in

writing to NCQA by

5 p.m. (ET) November 24, 2008

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Submitting Comments

Comments should be submitted through NCQA’s Public Comment website. This method streamlines the

process and makes tracking and assessing submitted comments more efficient. Please use the following

link to go to the Public Comment Web site to submit your comments:

http://publiccomments.ncqa.org

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Note:

NCQA no longer accepts comments via mail, e-mail or fax.

How to Submit a Comment

You will be asked to enter the following information.

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Your e-mail address.

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Your contact information.

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Select Special Needs Plan Requirements.

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Select the measure/element you would like to comment on.

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Select your support option (e.g., Support, Do not support, Support with modifications)

Note:

If you choose

Do not support,

please include your rationale in the text box. If you choose

Support

with modifications,

please enter the suggested modification in the text box.

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Enter your comment into the text box. There is a 1,800 character limit.

If you exceed the limit, your

comment will be cut off at 1,800 characters.

Note:

We advise you to develop your comment in Microsoft Word in order to check your character limit

and save a copy of your comment for reference. Cut and paste your comment from MS Word into the text

box.

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After you have submitted your first comment, you can submit additional comments on other items

using the same process.

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Once you have pressed submit, your comment will appear below the “Add more comments”

button. Print the page to have a copy of your comment.

Comments must be received by

5 p.m. (ET) on November 24, 2008

to be considered.

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© 2008, National Committee for Quality Assurance

NCQA Review of Public Comments

NCQA appreciates the time and effort required to collect and submit comments. All feedback submitted

within the Public Comment period is reviewed by NCQA. Due to the high volume of comments

received, we cannot respond to individual comments; however, NCQA Expert Panels and Technical

Panels consider all comments and advise NCQA staff on appropriate recommendations.

Items for Public Comment

There is detailed documentation including an

Overview of the SNP Measurement Approach

and the new

proposed SNP Structure & Process measures available on the NCQA Public Comment home page for

your review.

Note:

The process used to develop these measures included: interviews with plans and stakeholders to

solicit feedback, field testing and approval by the Geriatric Measurement Advisory Panel, which

includes clinical, consumer, plan and purchaser representatives.

Please consider the following questions to help guide your comments. These questions are intended to

elicit responses related to the feasibility and burden of collecting and documenting the proposed

requirements. NCQA is interested in hearing from plans about where they think these requirements may

be beyond their ability to perform competently and how plans could comply with the proposed

requirements; accordingly these comments should address:

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Capability of Special Needs Plans to perform these requirements

2.

Ability of Special Needs Plans to demonstrate compliance with these requirements

NCQA also welcomes comments on alternative areas for measurement.

Proposed Requirement

Additions to Phase 1 Measures

SNP 2C: Improving Satisfaction

SNP 3B: Clinical Measurement Activities

SNP 4: Care Transitions

Element A: Managing Transitions

Element B: Identifying Unplanned Transitions

Element C: Reducing Transitions

SNP 5: Institutional SNP Relationship with Facility

Element A: Monitoring Members’ Health Status

Element B: Monitoring Changes in Members’ Health Status

Element C: Maintaining Members’ Health Status

SNP 6: Integration of Medicare and Medicaid

Element A: Administrative Integration for Dual-Eligible Benefit Packages

Element B: Relationship with State Medicaid Agency for Dual-Eligible Benefit Packages

Element C: Administrative Integration for Chronic-Condition and Institutional Benefit Packages

Element D: Service Integration

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© 2008, National Committee for Quality Assurance

If You Have Questions…

Contact

NCQA Customer Support

at

888-275-7585

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