Additionally, section 1834(w)(2) of the Act granted CMS the authority to establish multiple bundled payments in stating that the Secretary may implement this subsection through one or more bundles based on the type of medication provided (such as buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, or a new innovative drug), the frequency of services, the scope of services furnished, characteristics of the individuals furnished such services, or other factors as the Secretary determine appropriate. In the CY 2020 PFS final rule, we finalized basing the OTP bundled payments, in part, on the type of medication used for treatment that reflect those drugs currently approved by the FDA under section 505 of the FFDCA for use in treatment of OUD
People with mental health problems are twice as likely to smoke than the general population, leading to a reduced life expectancy in people with severe mental illness [2, 3]
Table 2 Themes for Tobacco 21 enforcement, as discussed by focus groups of stakeholders Theme 3: Large variation in enforcement measures and protocols Discussion around current enforcement measures focused on retail compliance check protocols and penalties when a retailer was found to be in violation of the T21 law
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