We’re a week from Thanksgiving and still awaiting … [Read more...]
Commentary: Supporting Skin Substitutes’ Evolutionary Leap
$127.28: How Medicare’s New Funding for Skin Substitutes Will Impact Beneficiaries
Industry organizations are concerned about patient access, given new reimbursement rates.
The MASS (Medicare Access to Skin Substitutes) … [Read more...]
Final Physician Fee Schedule: CMS Touts Cost Savings, Reduced Waste with Major Changes to Skin Substitutes Policy
The new incident-to-supplies payment structure is accompanied by a cap for skin substitute reimbursement.
The final calendar year 2026 Medicare Physician … [Read more...]
Briefly: KFF Poll Shows Partisan Split on RFK Jr.; New Research Shows ALLEVYN Efficacy on Heel Pressure Injuries
Featuring KFF, the Department of Health & Human Services, and Smith+Nephew.
KFF Poll: 59% Disapprove of HHS Secretary’s Job … [Read more...]
OIG: Skin Substitute Trends ‘Raise Major Concerns’ for Wound Care Fraud, Waste, Abuse
A new study, however, warns against "one-size-fits-all" reimbursement methodology.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human … [Read more...]
Wound Care Briefly: WOCN Lists Resources for Communities Impacted by Texas Floods; Researchers Use Yogurt in Tissue Repair Study
Featuring the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society and Columbia Engineering.
WOCN Announces Resources for Texas Flood … [Read more...]
Smith+Nephew Introduces Chief Corporate Development & Strategy Officer
Ajay Dhankhar also joins the company’s executive committee.
Smith+Nephew (NYSE: SNN) has announced the … [Read more...]
Gilgal Medical Opens Warehouse Facilities in Dallas, Los Angeles
The home medical equipment provider is based in Orlando, Florida.
Gilgal Medical, an Orlando, Florida-based home … [Read more...]
ASPEN, WCCC Launch Industry Surveys
Featuring the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Wound Care Collaborative Community.
New ASPEN Survey Examines Enteral Nutrition … [Read more...]
CMS Postpones Skin Substitutes LCD Implementation to 2026
The American Professional Wound Care Association and other stakeholders have objected to the local coverage determination’s content.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … [Read more...]