We are concerned that such SAHS billing activity, should it occur in CY 2024 or later, would inflate Medicare Parts A and B payment amounts and affect Shared Savings Program calculations, including: Performance year reconciliation calculations, including expenditures for each ACO's assigned beneficiaries for the calendar year that has SAHS billing activity, the national-regional blended update factor used to update the benchmark for ACOs beginning an agreement period before January 1, 2024 (refer to 425.601(b)), the three-way blended update factor used to update the benchmark for ACOs beginning an agreement period on January 1, 2024 and in subsequent years (refer to 425.652(b)), and factors based on ACO participant revenue to determine the loss recoupment limits for ACOs participating under two-sided models of the BASIC track (Levels C, D, E) (refer to 425.605(d))
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and (5) include proposals related to Medicare billing and payment policy for dental services
Examples where this service may be reasonable and necessary may include assessment of maternal depression in the active care of infants, assessment of parental mental health as part of evaluating a child's functioning, assessment of caretaker conditions as indicated where atypical parent/child interactions are observed during care, and assessment of caregivers as part of care management for adults whose physical or cognitive status renders them incapable of independent living and dependent on another adult caregiver