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- Page 7 and 8: CMS-1345-P 7 7. Aligning ACO Qualit
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CMS-1345-P 55 and administrative sy
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CMS-1345-P 57 governance would crea
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CMS-1345-P 59 demonstration, partic
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CMS-1345-P 61 We believe that these
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CMS-1345-P 63 • Clinical manageme
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CMS-1345-P 65 participants and ACO
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CMS-1345-P 67 Section 1899(b)(2)(A)
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CMS-1345-P 69 be subject to the req
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CMS-1345-P 71 program while still f
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CMS-1345-P 73 Thus, we considered w
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CMS-1345-P 75 addressing situations
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CMS-1345-P 77 include provisions fo
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CMS-1345-P 79 b. Processes to Promo
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CMS-1345-P 81 • Telehealth. • T
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CMS-1345-P 83 centeredness that is
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CMS-1345-P 85 mechanism for coordin
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CMS-1345-P 87 We are soliciting com
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CMS-1345-P 89 to ensure that survey
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CMS-1345-P 91 panel. Such a proposa
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CMS-1345-P 93 addressing disparitie
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CMS-1345-P 95 Individualized plans
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CMS-1345-P 97 beneficiaries by mini
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CMS-1345-P 99 a. Compliance Plans W
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CMS-1345-P 101 generated by ACO par
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CMS-1345-P 103 C. Establishing the
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CMS-1345-P 105 After evaluating the
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CMS-1345-P 107 when the final payme
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CMS-1345-P 109 performance of ACO p
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CMS-1345-P 111 cost-effectiveness o
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CMS-1345-P 113 they identify priori
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CMS-1345-P 115 generally bars the d
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CMS-1345-P 117 acting on behalf of
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CMS-1345-P 119 previous year's hist
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CMS-1345-P 121 providers/suppliers.
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CMS-1345-P 123 permitted under the
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CMS-1345-P 125 and the claim paymen
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CMS-1345-P 127 measurement activiti
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CMS-1345-P 129 beneficiary choice:
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CMS-1345-P 131 promote trust and pe
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CMS-1345-P 133 beneficiaries. We an
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CMS-1345-P 135 ensure that ACOs und
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CMS-1345-P 137 eligibility since th
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CMS-1345-P 139 or to providers or s
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CMS-1345-P 141 ACO and the eligibil
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CMS-1345-P 143 From a technical, op
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CMS-1345-P 145 beneficiaries would
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CMS-1345-P 147 associated with thos
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CMS-1345-P 149 pediatric medicine,"
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CMS-1345-P 151 care services" on th
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CMS-1345-P 153 better address the d
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CMS-1345-P 155 assignment from year
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CMS-1345-P 157 appropriate safeguar
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CMS-1345-P 159 ACO only when he or
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CMS-1345-P 161 We propose to implem
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CMS-1345-P 163 quality and shared s
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CMS-1345-P 165 chosen. We seek comm
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CMS-1345-P 167 measures to assess t
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CMS-1345-P 169 • To the extent pr
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CMS-1345-P 171 data collection and
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CMS-1345-P 173 improving ACO qualit
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CMS-1345-P 175 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 177 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 179 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 181 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 183 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 185 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 187 43. At Risk Populati
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CMS-1345-P 189 50. At Risk Populati
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CMS-1345-P 191 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 193 Domain Measure Title
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CMS-1345-P 195 Information on Physi
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CMS-1345-P 197 associated with clai
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CMS-1345-P 199 be required to popul
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CMS-1345-P 201 as that term is defi
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CMS-1345-P 203 Table 2: Five Measur
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CMS-1345-P 205 sided shared savings
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CMS-1345-P 207 Table 4: Total Point
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CMS-1345-P 209 Medicare program. Fu
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CMS-1345-P 211 for the first perfor
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CMS-1345-P 213 of quality acknowled
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CMS-1345-P 215 (Option 1) but using
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CMS-1345-P 217 ACO would qualify fo
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CMS-1345-P 219 future rulemaking. W
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CMS-1345-P 221 proposing greater al
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CMS-1345-P 223 6. Public Reporting
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CMS-1345-P 225 efficiency, effectiv
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CMS-1345-P 227 this information ava
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CMS-1345-P 229 Specifically, we see
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CMS-1345-P 231 We considered severa
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CMS-1345-P 233 Track 2: More experi
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CMS-1345-P 235 determinations about
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CMS-1345-P 237 beneficiaries during
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CMS-1345-P 239 truncate an assigned
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CMS-1345-P 241 the demonstration wh
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CMS-1345-P 243 We seek comments abo
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CMS-1345-P 245 Of these two methods
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CMS-1345-P 247 other factor could b
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CMS-1345-P 249 Capitation Rates, Pa
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CMS-1345-P 251 A model that uses be
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CMS-1345-P 253 option to audit ACOs
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CMS-1345-P 255 Thus, we are not pro
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CMS-1345-P 257 subsequently receive
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CMS-1345-P 259 This benchmark is su
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CMS-1345-P 261 nationwide under the
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CMS-1345-P 263 benchmark based on t
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CMS-1345-P 265 upon the number of M
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CMS-1345-P 267 beneficiaries. In re
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CMS-1345-P 269 and share in savings
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CMS-1345-P 271 a result of normal y
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CMS-1345-P 273 • 50 percent or mo
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CMS-1345-P 275 • Among older adul
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CMS-1345-P 277 of dual eligible ben
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CMS-1345-P 279 they incur shareable
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CMS-1345-P 281 for the Medicare pro
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CMS-1345-P 283 and efficiency of ca
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CMS-1345-P 285 have also suggested
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CMS-1345-P 287 providers' willingne
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CMS-1345-P 289 expect to consider i
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CMS-1345-P 291 two years under the
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CMS-1345-P 293 Design Element Minim
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CMS-1345-P 295 performance) under t
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CMS-1345-P 297 For purposes of the
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CMS-1345-P 299 proposed that for th
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CMS-1345-P 301 For example, a two-s
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CMS-1345-P 303 depends on the ACO's
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CMS-1345-P 305 have solicited comme
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CMS-1345-P 307 the ACO's repayment
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CMS-1345-P 309 the growth in Medica
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CMS-1345-P 311 relied upon by us in
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CMS-1345-P 313 requirements not set
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CMS-1345-P 315 entity is in an arra
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CMS-1345-P 317 disease) or benefici
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CMS-1345-P 319 information. If the
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CMS-1345-P 321 ● Failure to compl
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CMS-1345-P 323 harm to beneficiarie
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CMS-1345-P 325 determinations would
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CMS-1345-P 327 Shared Savings Progr
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CMS-1345-P 329 CMS and OIG have joi
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CMS-1345-P 331 The Antitrust Policy
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CMS-1345-P 333 previously. Such an
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CMS-1345-P 335 protects beneficiary
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CMS-1345-P 337 both Medicare benefi
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CMS-1345-P 339 J. Overlap with Othe
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CMS-1345-P 341 CMS shared savings p
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CMS-1345-P 343 Shared Savings Progr
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CMS-1345-P 345 improve the Shared S
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CMS-1345-P 347 V. Regulatory Impact
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CMS-1345-P 349 The Shared Savings P
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CMS-1345-P 351 ACOs work to improve
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CMS-1345-P 353 presumably provide a
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CMS-1345-P 355 • Number of partic
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CMS-1345-P 357 distribution. With t
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CMS-1345-P 359 c. Further Considera
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CMS-1345-P 361 More specifically, w
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CMS-1345-P 363 program and uncertai
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CMS-1345-P 365 Savings Program at 7
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CMS-1345-P 367 ACO-attributed claim
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CMS-1345-P 369 Category Costs COSTS
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CMS-1345-P 371 For the reasons set
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CMS-1345-P 373 (2) Program requirem
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CMS-1345-P 375 Act. Hospital means
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CMS-1345-P 377 meet the minimum qua
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CMS-1345-P 379 (C) Begin to operate
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CMS-1345-P 381 (D) The civil moneta
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CMS-1345-P 383 prior to the start o
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CMS-1345-P 385 for populations, and
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CMS-1345-P 387 monitoring and evalu
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CMS-1345-P 389 (i) It plans to use
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CMS-1345-P 391 (1) Have a beneficia
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CMS-1345-P 393 who were an ACO part
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CMS-1345-P 395 amount for the patie
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CMS-1345-P 397 under §425.7(b). An
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CMS-1345-P 399 (ii) To be responsib
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CMS-1345-P 401 §425.8 ACO quality
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CMS-1345-P 403 (2) CMS scores indiv
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CMS-1345-P 405 (a) Monitoring of AC
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CMS-1345-P 407 required measure dat
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CMS-1345-P 409 (5) The procedures e
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CMS-1345-P 411 demonstrate in its a
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CMS-1345-P 413 days of the notice o
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CMS-1345-P 415 original notice of d
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CMS-1345-P 417 (c) Notwithstanding
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CMS-1345-P 419 (ii) Quality perform
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CMS-1345-P 421 (i) The beneficiary
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CMS-1345-P 423 terminated from the
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CMS-1345-P 425 inclusion of additio
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CMS-1345-P 427 individuals, better
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CMS-1345-P 04/07/2011] [FR Doc. 201