Check Out Jay Shah’s Podcast, “Let Doctors Be Doctors,” About Wound Care in the Rio Grande Valley (with Noel Oliveria)

“People heard…and they started just showing up on the doorstep…I’m telling you, honestly, I’ve not had a slow day since we have opened the doors.”

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Novitas Denies Amnion Claim Because They “Are For Infants”? – Guest Blog by Michael Crouch

The auditor has misinterpreted the code and thus denied the claim for a specific amniotic tissue used on a Medicare beneficiary.

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CAMPs vs. Health and Human Services – Judge Dismisses the Case Again

The second lawsuit challenging the skin substitute reimbursement provisions of the CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule has been overturned.

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Attend the Virtual Lymphedema Seminar on October 3rd

You don’t want to miss Dr. Eva Sevick’s presentation, “Update on Research of Developing Lymphatics in the Brain.”

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Nevada Doctor Charged with $95 Million in Wound Care Fraud

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an indictment of a Nevada wound care physician for fraud in relation to expensive amniotic allografts.

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Are Amniotics Experimental – Like Medicare Auditors Say They Are?

Here are few examples of your letters around claim denials due to the “experimental” nature of [certain] amniotic products.

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Check Out Attorney Knicole Emanuel’s Post About Escalating Medicare Provider Audits to Federal District Court

Attorney Knicole Emanuel has posted a blog explaining that under some circumstances, an appeals case can be escalated to a Federal District Court.

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CMS Has Quietly Reopened the Skin Substitute Evidence Door

Last week, subscribers to CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) listservs got a very short email announcing that CMS is reopening the call for clinical evidence on skin substitutes.

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The Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule is Out!

CMS is inviting comments on all these proposals and it is easy for you to make your voice heard during the comment period.

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This Tuesday July 21 – Watch the Livestream Roundtable: Medicare Fraud: Examining the Explosive Growth in Skin Substitute Spending

The Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) announced a roundtable on “Medicare Fraud: Examining the Explosive Growth in Skin Substitute Spending”.

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Dr. Fife is a world-renowned wound care physician. She is the CMO of Intellicure, Inc., Exec. Director of the US Wound Registry & Editor of Today’s Wound Clinic.

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