CMS is not finalizing removal of the Alcohol Use Brief Intervention Provided or Offered and Alcohol Use Brief Intervention (SUB-2/2a) measure or the Tobacco Use Treatment Provided or Offered and Tobacco Use Treatment (TOB-2/2a) measure in response to comments indicating that these measures still provide benefits that outweigh the costs of retaining them in the IPF QRP measure set.

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