We propose to update 425.630(g) to state that if an ACO opts to voluntarily terminate from the advance investment payment option, they would be required to return any outstanding advance investment payments to CMS
Research shows that for passive exposure to cause a positive oral fluid test, you need extreme conditions: a sealed, unventilated room with heavy smoke for a prolonged period
While CMS continues to develop more MVPs for additional health conditions and specialties, an ambulatory specialty model leveraging the MVP framework could focus on a subset of published MVPs in the initial years of implementation, with the goal of increasing the number of MVPs, and thus the range of health conditions or specialty areas, included in the model over time
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We are revising the introductory paragraph (a)(5)(i) to 425.512 to read as follows: Except as specified in paragraphs (a)(2) and (7) of this section, CMS designates the quality performance standard as: