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These requirements aim to decrease underage tobacco sales

(2) Considerations for Incorporating Higher Risk and Potential Reward Under the ENHANCED Track As we explained in the CY 2024 PFS final rule (88 FR 79223 through 79225), when considering a higher risk track, CMS would need to balance the incentives for ACOs to transition to higher levels of risk and potential reward and increase ACO participation in the Shared Savings Program and in two-sided risk tracks, all while ensuring sufficient financial safeguards to protect against inappropriately large shared losses for ACOs coordinating and improving quality of care for high-cost beneficiaries

of this proposed rule for a discussion of measure gaps and MVP development