We proposed to make this policy budget neutral under the OPPS through the second wage index budget neutrality adjustment applied to the OPPS conversion factor (which currently includes the 5 percent hold harmless cap policy)
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[42] Per the applicant, an average of 1.95 SCOUT MD TM Reflectors are placed per procedure with a selling price of $550.00 for each single-use SCOUT MD TM Delivery System containing a SCOUT MD TM Delivery Device with one preloaded SCOUT MD TM Reflector
Regarding what activities would remain permissible for accreditors under the proposal, the regulatory text that we are finalizing in this final rule with comment period states that an accrediting organization must not use accreditation criteria that promote or encourage discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or religion, including the use of those characteristics or intentional proxies for those characteristics as a selection criterion for employment, program participation, resource allocation, or similar activities, opportunities, or benefits
