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Proposed 427.600 establishes a civil money penalty process in accordance with section 1847A(i)(7) of the Act to address when a manufacturer of a Part B rebatable drug fails to pay the rebate amount in full by the payment deadline for such drug for such applicable calendar quarter

We propose expanding upon current Shared Savings Program regulations to broaden the existing exception to the program's voluntary alignment policy, which would allow the exception to apply to beneficiaries assigned to entities in a CMS Innovation Center model under which claims-based assignment is based solely on (1) claims for primary care and/or other services related to treatment of one or more specific diseases or conditions targeted by the model, or (2) claims for services other than primary care services, and for which there has been a determination by the Secretary that waiver of the requirement in section 1899(c)(2)(B) of the Act is necessary for purposes of testing the model

Additionally, we are proposing to adopt a new cost measure exclusion policy beginning with the CY 2025 performance period/2027 MIPS payment year

Direct expense categories include clinical labor, medical supplies, and medical equipment