For Canadians dealing with metabolic syndrome, prediabetes, or elevated cardiovascular risk markers, the possibility of targeted visceral fat reduction adds a health dimension beyond cosmetic weight loss
For CY 2026 and subsequent years, we proposed to pay for the stranded and nonstranded not otherwise specified (NOS) codes, HCPCS codes C2698 (Brachytherapy source, stranded, not otherwise specified, per source) and C2699 (Brachytherapy source, non-stranded, not otherwise specified, per source), at a rate equal to the lowest stranded or nonstranded prospective payment rate for such sources, respectively, on a per-source basis (as opposed to, for example, per mCi), which is based on the policy we established in the CY 2008 OPPS/ASC final rule with comment period (72 FR 66785)
Likewise, the structural isomer remains unspecified
This triple signaling suppresses appetite, slows gastric emptying, enhances insulin sensitivity, and raises basal energy expenditure through glucagon-mediated thermogenesis