July 8, 2025
If an ACO were to participate in a potential higher risk track and potentially share in 100 percent of gross savings, this discount would serve as the primary means for CMS to capture savings from ACOs participating in this option, as in the absence of a discount any and all gross savings would go to ACOs in the form of a shared savings payment
In the past, the makers of cigarettes like American Spirit have relied on strikingly similar terms to market their products as additive free, natural, or simple. Because these descriptions made American Spirit cigarettes appear to be a healthier alternative to other cigarettes, the FDA required marketing copy for American Spirit to remove the terms additive free and natural. Similarly, terms like tobacco-free in oral nicotine marketing could suggest products are healthier and lower risk to consumers
It's a public health failure, partly because we've allowed the industry always to be in the driver's seat
Consumers should dispose of any unused product or return to place of purchase for refund
Interested parties have asked if CMS considers these gene therapies to be clotting factors for which the clotting factor furnishing fee would be paid
