We request comment on our proposal to score Medicare CQMs using flat benchmarks for their first two performance periods in MIPS
A rebate reduction request should specify each NDC-11 to which the request applies and if CMS grants a manufacturer's likely to be in shortage rebate reduction request for an NDC-11, CMS proposes in 428.303(b)(3) that the rebate reduction would apply to the entire generic Part D rebatable drug at the NDC-9 level
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smokeless tobacco contains 30-plus chemicals known to cause cancer, including: Tobacco-specific nitrosamines, which develop as tobacco is grown and processed
In that rule, we described our intention to monitor the reporting of quality data utilizing the Medicare CQM collection type, which would include assessing if any Medicare CQMs qualify as topped out as described at 414.1380(b)(1)(iv) (88 FR 79098)
The overpayment must be reported and returned within 60 days after either completion of the investigation or day 180, whichever is earlier
