CMS proposes several changes to the hierarchical condition category (HCC) risk adjustment model. The impact of the proposals on MA risk scores is projected to be minus 3.12 percent, representing $11 billion in estimated net savings to the Medicare Trust Fund in 2024. The proposed changes i...
They noted that the new class of medications do improve the condition significantly compared to medications from the 1990s. They said this calls for a reevaluation of AOMs that are used to treat obesity as a chronic disease, not just for weight loss, which would not fall under...
HS is a chronic recurrent inflammatory skin condition characterized by the presence of painful inflammatory nodules, abscesses, ruptures, as well as the formation of sinus tracts and scarring. Overactivity of the JAK signaling pathway is believed to drive ...