Johnson J D, Houchens D P, Kluwe W M, Craig D K, Fisher G U
Levying taxes on tobacco has long been considered an effective strategy to discourage its use and improve public health
We established formal transfer of care modifiers to apply in cases where the work, time, and resources involved in furnishing services included in the global packages are split between the proceduralist (or another practitioner in the same group practice) and other practitioners providing related post-operative visits during the global period
We note that the CY 2024 PFS final rule eliminated the category of health IT vendors for the Quality Payment Program beginning in the CY 2025 performance period/2027 MIPS payment period (88 FR 79390 and 79391)
Both the RHC AIR and FQHC PPS payment rates were designed to reflect the cost of all services and supplies that an RHC or FQHC furnishes to a patient in a single day
Tobacco use is a significant contributor to these disparities, and Black Americans die at higher rates from tobacco-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke