The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Alternative Payment Models ; CMS predicts that 600,000 Part B clinicians will be subject to MIPS in 2018, as MIPS is effectively the ânew defaultâ for Part B where clinicians are excluded from MIPS only under certain conditions.
The Institute of Medicineâs protein RDAs are calculated using 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. This means an adult who weighs 68 kilograms needs at least 54 grams of protein each day. The RDA for pregnant and nursing women is 71 grams of protein per day.
For adults, the RDA for iron is 8 mg/day for men ages 19 and older, and women ages 51 and older. For women 19 to 50 years, the RDA is 18 mg/day. For pregnant women, the RDA is 27 mg/day. For breast-feeding women, the RDA is 10 mg/day for ages 14 to 18 years, and 9 mg/day for ages 19 to 50.