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We also sought to understand whether, upon completion of the updated PPIS data collection effort by the AMA, contingencies or alternatives may be necessary and available to address the lack of data availability or response rates for a given specialty, set of specialties, or specific service suppliers who are paid under the PFS

Given the potentially significant changes in payment that would occur, in the CY 2019 PFS final rule, we finalized a policy to phase in our use of the new direct PE input pricing over a 4-year period using a 25/75 percent (CY 2019), 50/50 percent (CY 2020), 75/25 percent (CY 2021), and 100/0 percent (CY 2022) split between new and old pricing

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Work Health and Safety Act even where smoking by members of the public isn't prohibited outdoors, a PCBU still has a duty to protect workers from ETS and vape aerosol exposure at the workplace