Is There a Justifiable Price Limit on Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / Skin Substitutes? Check Out the Article Now Available

Is There a Justifiable Price Limit on Cellular Tissue Products (CTPs) / Skin Substitutes? Check Out the Article Now Available

Dr. Marissa Carter and I have published, “Counting the Cost of Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Is There a Justifiable Price Limit per Square Centimeter?” now available in Advances in Wound Care. Recently I asked readers to predict what...
2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is Out (and CMS Did Not “Package Price” Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes in the Doctor’s Office)

2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is Out (and CMS Did Not “Package Price” Cellular Tissue Products / Skin Substitutes in the Doctor’s Office)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS). The big question in our field was whether CMS would start “package pricing” CTPs/skin subs in the physician office. They didn’t –...
Billion Dollar Medicare Scam? Politico Article Discusses Dramatic Spike in Claims for “Skin Substitutes”

Billion Dollar Medicare Scam? Politico Article Discusses Dramatic Spike in Claims for “Skin Substitutes”

Politico released an article about the billion dollar scam of “skin substitutes.” It’s behind a pay wall, so I will summarize the key points. (I will use the term “skin substitutes” since that’s how they are referred to in the Politico article.) Since I started...
Thoughts to Ponder This July 4th

Thoughts to Ponder This July 4th

July 4th is my favorite holiday. I admit that a big reason is that I am a sucker for fireworks. However, the main reason that I love the 4th of July is that I love America. In an era that denigrates patriotism, at least on July 4th it is possible to revel in patriotic...
Wound Care Company Owners Arrested, Accused of Accepting More Than $330M in Kickbacks Relating to Medicare Charges for Amniotic Products

Wound Care Company Owners Arrested, Accused of Accepting More Than $330M in Kickbacks Relating to Medicare Charges for Amniotic Products

Yesterday (June 27th) the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the two wound care company owners have been accused of accepting more than $330 million in kickbacks as part of a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare for amniotic grafts. The report states that more...