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A new format for 61 select CPBs will be implemented in 2022: This updated format includes a Table of Contents with links, a new Policy section format segmented by medical necessity, experimental and investigational, and cosmetic, and a new Glossary of Terms section. The reformatted CPBs will be released in three phases, starting with 22 CPBs updated in mid-February. The list of reformatted CPBs will be found in the “What’s New” section below.
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