Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Active Work Plan items (e.g., OIG audits, evaluations, and inspections) that are underway or planned over the next 2 years. Investigations regarding various aspects of “skin substitute” use are on the list along with the expected release dates for the reports. Check out the Work Plan summaries here:
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The startup I worked for made billions off of these grafts and it appears the owner is trying to g to pivot into plastic surgery products.
I’m curious if the new changes coming in February will put a lot of skin graft distributors out of commission. The startup and podiatrists that purchased from them were exploiting the Medicare system. One “patient” does not need 30 4x 8 grafts over a span of a month.