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Section 1895(b)(3)(D)(ii) of the Act requires the Secretary, at a time and in a manner determined appropriate, through notice and comment rulemaking, to provide for one or more permanent increases or decreases to the standard prospective payment amount (or amounts) for applicable years, on a prospective basis, to offset for such increases or decreases in estimated aggregate expenditures, as determined under section 1895(b)(3)(D)(i) of the Act

Tier 1 demonstrates model comprehensiveness: Tier 1: 5 institutions Tier 2: 16 institutions Tier 3: 13 institutions Tier 4: 17 institutions Below are results from the 2025 policy assessment and demonstrates the percentage of the 51 policies that include an item versus not

A higher historical smoking prevalence and diagnostic capacity in areas with a high SDI, coupled with an aging population, may lead to a higher burden (33), a pattern confirmed by the GBD 2019 study (34)

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