The US Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / Skin Substitute Market Reached $1.75 Billion in the Third Quarter of 2023, Based on SmartTrak Analysis

Amniotic products held the vast majority of the US market at 79.1% share, up from 73.3% in Q323.

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Random Thoughts About Off-Label Drug Use and the Delphi Consensus Statement Process

I am interested in how the Delphi process works – because frankly, our field could be helped by performing several Delphi consensus projects.

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No Fix in Sight for the 2.83% Medicare Physician Pay Cut

I don’t know how to account for the failure of Congress to act on what is otherwise an obvious problem with physician payment.

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Closing Year Thoughts

If you need a New Year’s resolution for 2025, read The Undoing Project: a Friendship that Changed Our Minds.

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Compared to the Third Quarter, the Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / Skin Substitute Market Grew 64% in the Fourth Quarter of 2024

Three market leaders combined represent 43.5% of the market share.

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OIG Report on Medicaid Spending for Two Weight Loss Drugs Shows a 4,938% Increase Since 2019 with Spending in the Billions

The report showed that spending substantially increased from $1.5 billion in 2019 to $9.4 billion in 2023.

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The New LCDs are (Almost Certainly) Coming to Town

I may post more information about the meeting later, but the general tone of the MAC medical directors was confident.

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The DOJ Releases its 2023 Report on Healthcare Fraud & Abuse

The lengthy report includes one account related to CTPs/skin subs which I mentioned in a previous blog when it happened.

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Don’t Miss Today’s Webinar: “Quality Measures: Why They Don’t Mean Anything, But Maybe Everything.”

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Skin Substitute (Cellular Tissue Product) Questions From a Patient – Can Anyone Answer These Questions About Signing an ABN?

This email inquiry is from a real patient who is a retired nurse.  I can answer some of her questions but not all of them, particularly the ones around when a patient might be required to sign an ABN for skin subs. I will post any helpful answers that you send...

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