Section 414.1450 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1)(i) and the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1) to read as follows: APM incentive payment
Overdose education is an important component of overdose prevention and includes educating patients and caregivers on how to recognize respiratory depression, the signs and symptoms of a possible opioid overdose, how to administer overdose reversal medications, and the importance of calling 911 or getting emergency medical help right away, even after the overdose reversal medication is administered
We will also continue to provide the Medicare CQM reporting option as ACOs increase their experience and overcome their challenges with reporting all payer/all patient measures
In the previous guideline, combination therapy was recommended only for patients unable to quit after monotherapy with a first-line agent
CMS proposes to codify at 427.302(a) the policy established in revised Medicare Part B Drug Inflation Rebate Guidance to calculate the Part B per unit rebate amount for the applicable calendar quarter by determining the amount by which the specified amount exceeds the inflation-adjusted payment amount, after accounting for exclusions under 427.303(b)
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