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that provides a calculable impact or any alternative to the
proposed provision. However, no further data was presented
by the public in order to provide a calculable impact.
S. MIPPA Provisions
1. Section 101: Improvements to Coverage of Preventive
Services
a. Section 101(a) Coverage of Additional Preventive
Services
As discussed earlier in the preamble, section 101(a)
of the MIPPA provides the Secretary with the authority to
add coverage of “Additional Preventive Services” and
specifies the process and the criteria that are to be used
in follow-up determinations regarding the coverage of such
services under the Part B Program. As provided in the law,
this new coverage allows payment for “additional preventive
services” not otherwise described in Title XVIII of the
Act, if the Secretary determines through the national
coverage determination (NCD) process that the new services
meet statutory requirements for coverage. We estimate that
the new authority to review and add coverage of additional
preventive services, if appropriate, will result in an
increase in Medicare payments in the next couple of years
to physician and other providers for such services.
However, based on our experience in adding coverage of
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