For example, you may chew too much gum or dissolve too many lozenges
Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions, in particular, are at high risk of excess emergency department visits due to fragmented care
Under this timeline for calendar quarters in calendar year 2023, CMS will have data available regarding which billing units are subject to discarded drug refunds when CMS sends the Preliminary Rebate Report and Rebate Report in 2025 for calendar quarters in calendar year 2023 and can exclude these billing units from the calculation of the rebate amount in these reports
Third, research has shown that smoking prevalence is extremely high among people with serious mental illness, a subgroup that contributes substantially to tobacco burden (3032)
Given the shift in practice patterns toward models of care that include the practitioner's home as the distant site, we believe it would be appropriate to continue this flexibility as CMS considers various proposals that may better protect the safety and privacy of practitioners