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title: [Video] JW Modifier - Drug Wastage Policy
description: Video update on CMS's 2017 JW Modifier requirement on claims.
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# [[Video] JW Modifier - Drug Wastage Policy](https://www.os-healthcare.com/news-and-blog/jw-modifier-update)

 Written by [Jennifer Krohn](https://www.os-healthcare.com/news-and-blog/author/jennifer-krohn) | Aug 17, 2017 9:23:23 PM

We're more than halfway through 2017 and [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid](https://www.cms.gov/) (CMS)'s drug wastage policy update. If you're like many healthcare providers, you still have a few unanswered questions. You're in luck!

 We've put together a short video update on the [JW modifier](https://www.os-healthcare.com/news/jw-pn-modifiers-effective-january-1-2017) to ensure your healthcare organization is on the right track.

Resources: 

- [Example of FDA-approved package insert](https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/103234s5196pi.pdf)
- [CMS JW modifier article](https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM9603.pdf)
- [CMS FAQs](https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HospitalOutpatientPPS/Downloads/JW-Modifier-FAQs.pdf)

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