We recently encountered a 90ish year-old male in our wound clinic being evaluated for a sacral wound. Unrelated to the sacral wound was a recent diagnosis of leprosy.

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I encourage everyone to read Ms. Emanuel’s entire post, and if they are currently involved in an audit around skin substitutes, talk to their legal counsel about it.

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Practitioners will not be able to safely implement this simple, low cost treatment because the blood test is not covered by insurance.

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2026 is the 6th year that practitioners could lose up to 9% of their Medicare claims under MIPS.

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Dr. Jay Shah, President of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) has provided this guest blog about what the TMA is doing to monitor the issue of pharmacy benefit plan limitations on drug access.

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The update represents a formalized mechanism for providers to raise concerns directly with CMS regarding Medicare Advantage plans.

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GLP-1 RA drugs may offer the first real hope for patients with metabolic syndrome associated with chronic ulcers.

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CMS’s payment cut on skin substitutes stays in place for now. The court did not rule on whether the Medicare policy is legal.

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Physicians may be expecting a small increase in revenue, but that might not be the case.

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The Medicare cost measure for non-pressure ulcers is some of the messiest “sausage making” inside CMS.

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