Method to Control Unnecessary Increases in the Volume of Outpatient Services Furnished in Excepted Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments (PBDs): For CY 2026, we are finalizing a policy to use our authority under section 1833(t)(2)(F) of the Act to apply the Physician Fee Schedule equivalent rate for any HPCPCs codes assigned to the drug administration services APCs, when provided at an off-campus PBD excepted from section 1833(t)(21) of the Act
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Published peer-reviewed research has established several mechanisms through which these medications support weight management: they help reduce appetite by acting on hunger signals in the brain, they slow gastric emptying - which promotes a feeling of fullness after meals - and they help regulate post-meal blood sugar responses
Funding This work was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health (RRC)
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