Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Along with the beneficial effect noted with fundoscopy assessment, all BPC 157 rats (both g- and ng-regimen, those that received medication at 20 min after L-NAME, and those that received medication at 48 h after L-NAME) commonly presented preserved plexiform and inner nuclear layer and retinal thickness (Figure 6, Figure 7)
As we have discussed in section III.C.2.c.(1) of this final rule, voluntary participation undermines the model test due to selection bias concerns and is the not preferred policy approach
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Further, in a survey distributed during the summer of CY 2024, we learned that, of the small practices and solo practitioners that participated in the survey, the three major barriers for submitting MIPS data included: the burden of data collection and submission, lack of administrative support, and high costs associated with participating in the program