We are adding new paragraph (c)(3)(iv) to 425.512 to establish for performance year 2025 and subsequent performance years, if CMS determines the ACO meets the requirements of the Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances policy and the ACO reports the APP Plus quality measure set, meets the data completeness requirement, and receives a MIPS Quality performance category score, CMS will calculate the ACO's quality score as the higher of the ACO's health equity adjusted quality performance score or the equivalent of the 40th percentile MIPS Quality performance category score across all MIPS Quality performance category scores, excluding entities/providers eligible for facility-based scoring, for the relevant performance year
Chemical characterization of smokeless tobacco products from South Asia: nicotine, unprotonated nicotine, tobacco-specific N -nitrosamines, and flavor compounds
Like smoking cigarettes and chewing tobacco, consuming dip tobacco doesnt result in the total absorption of nicotine at once
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A revised ENHANCED track could be implemented in accordance with section 1899(i)(3) of the Act, provided the Secretary determines that such other payment model enhances the quality and efficiency of items and services furnished under the Medicare program and does not result in program expenditures greater than those that would result under the statutory payment model
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