An ambulance transport would not qualify for ALS2 payment where a patient received only WBT during a ground ambulance transport, and not one or more other services that, either by themselves or in combination, presently qualify as ALS2
The Primary Care Capitation Payment is expected to encourage greater flexibility in payment and innovative primary care service delivery as a means of improving the quality and cost effectiveness of care overall
Clinical Labor Pricing Update Section 220(a) of the PAMA provides that the Secretary may collect or obtain information from any eligible professional or any other source on the resources directly or indirectly related to furnishing services for which payment is made under the PFS and that such information may be used in the determination of relative values for services under the PFS

ICRs Regarding Quality Data Submission ( 414.1318, 414.1325, 414.1335, and 414.1365) (1) Background We refer readers to the CY 2017 and CY 2018 Quality Payment Program final rules (81 FR 77502 and 77503 and 82 FR 53908 through 53912, respectively), the CY 2019, CY 2020, CY 2021, CY 2022, CY 2023, and CY 2024 PFS final rules (83 FR 60000 through 60003, 84 FR 63121 through 63124, 85 FR 84970 through 84974, 86 FR 65576 through 65588, 87 FR 70145 through 70154, and 88 FR 79434 through 79442, respectively) for our previously finalized estimated burden associated with data submission for the quality performance category