Compliance With Requirements of Section 1899(i)(3) of the Act Certain policies, including both existing policies and the proposed new policies described in this proposed rule, rely upon the authority granted in section 1899(i)(3) of the Act to use other payment models that the Secretary determines will improve the quality and efficiency of items and services furnished under the Medicare program, and that do not result in program expenditures greater than those that would result under the statutory payment model
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[589] Section 1860D-14B(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the Act further states that for a Part D rebatable drug, the term line extension means, a new formulation of the drug, such as extended release formulation, but does not include an abuse-deterrent formulation of the drug (as determined by the Secretary), regardless of whether such abuse-deterrent formulation is an extended release formulation. This language is identical to the definition of line extension in section 1927(c)(2)(C) of the Act
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