We believe this flexibility is needed to align with new policy amendments finalized by SAMHSA for initiation of treatment with methadone at 8.12(f)(2)(v)(A), and it would help reduce barriers for many individuals ( beginning treatment with methadone who often experience at least one barrier to accessing treatment (for example, reliable transportation, work schedule conflicts, distance to treatment, etc.)
As discussed in this section of this proposed rule, at 414.1305, we define a submitter type as a MIPS eligible clinician, group, virtual group, subgroup, APM Entity, or third party intermediary acting on behalf of a MIPS eligible clinician, group, virtual group, subgroup, APM Entity, as applicable, that submits data on measures and activities under MIPS
We are concerned that reopening payment determinations for minor issues impacting calculations for one or several performance years of an ACO's earlier agreement period could in turn disrupt the administrative finality of calculations for multiple performances years, in one or more subsequent agreement period, if the impacted year(s) become benchmark year(s) used in resetting the ACO's historical benchmark
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For example, you may have too much acid in your stomach, which can cause complications like gastritis and stomach ulcers