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The cost to employers, including increased outlay from smokers health care usage, amounts to approximately $6,000 more per smoking employee
(i) If a published payment limit is not available for the applicable payment amount benchmark quarter, CMS will use the lower of 106 percent of manufacturer-reported ASP or 106 percent of manufacturer-reported WAC
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After considering the comments on our CY 2022 proposals, we agreed with commenters that the use of a multi-year transition would help smooth out the changes in payment resulting from the clinical labor pricing update, avoiding potentially disruptive changes in payment for affected interested parties, and promoting payment stability from year-to-year