For the final CY 2026 ASC payment rates and payment indicators, we refer readers to Addendum AA and Addendum BB for the ASC payment rates, and Addendum DD1 for the ASC payment indicator and their definitions
We therefore estimated that the CY 2024 OPPS/ASC final rule with comment period would apply to 7,098 hospitals operating within the U.S that meet the HPT regulation's definition of hospital at 45 CFR 180.20
During the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC proposed rule stage, we published a draft list of the NDCs that would be included in the survey, if finalized, so hospitals would have ample opportunity to review and prepare to report their acquisition costs for those NDCs
Semaglutide (Wegovy) for the treatment of obesity or weight management should not be used during pregnancy because weight loss offers no potential benefit to a pregnant woman and may result in fetal harm due to the potential hazard of maternal weight loss to the fetus
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