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once a civil money penalty is assessed due to a late payment, the penalty would remain in effect even if the manufacturer pays the outstanding rebate amount as the penalty is initiated due to a missed payment deadline
This proposed timely follow-up standard is similar to several requirements tested in CMS Innovation Center models (such as the CPC+ model's requirement that participating practices ensure patients with ED visits received a follow-up interaction within one week of discharge [64] and the MCP model's requirement that participating practices implement episodic care management to provide timely follow-ups for high-risk patients post ED visit and hospitalization [65] ), and we patterned the timely follow-up element after our policy for TCM services which requires, for example, communication (direct contact, telephone, electronic) with the patient and/or caregiver with 2 business days of discharge and a face-to-face visit within 7 calendar days of discharge. Providing timely follow-ups for patients is an essential element of the delivery of care under an advanced primary care model of care, and we believe this will help achieve timely, seamless care across settings especially after discharge from a facility
CMS continues to be interested in comments on this topic and welcomes additional comments on this approach and alternative approachesspecifically, how CMS should address the situations in which the manufacturer of a Part D rebatable drug does not have an MDRP agreement in effect for any part of the applicable period or when a Part D rebatable drug may be excluded from the definition of a COD and manufacturers may not be required to report pricing and drug product information under section 1927(b)(3) of the Act
New Zealand Health Survey (NZHS) data released in early December suggest substantial reductions in smoking prevalence occurred between 2019/20 and 2020/21 among all ethnic groups
