preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease, ailment, defect or injury in persons", the intended use, not the chemical nature of the substance, triggers the Act's operation
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive any federal Medicaid requirements for demonstration projects that are likely to assist in promoting Medicaid objectives. Section 1115 waiver authority has long been a tool for states to expand coverage to populations or services not otherwise eligible for federal Medicaid matching funds and to reinvest savings in other Medicaid initiatives provided the overall project remains budget neutral to the federal government
Because of this, some experts have raised questions about whether oral medications including some forms of oral HRT could potentially be affected
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Effects on adipose tissue PPAR agonists act not only on mature adipocytes to improve insulin sensitivity, but also on adipocyte precursors to increase body weight via stimulation of adipocyte differentiation 10,11,23