CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

HMP Global December 1, 2022
Marcia Nusgart, RPh

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its 2023 Physician Fee Schedule, which does not include any of the proposed seismic payment changes for cellular- and/or tissue-based products for skin wounds (CTPs, also known as skin substitutes) that could have caused a significant barrier to access.

Thanks to the tenacious advocacy of the wound care community, led by the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders, CMS’ proposal to treat and pay for CTPs as “incident to supplies” under the practice expense was not included in the Agency’s final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that was issued in early November.

Here’s an overview of the Physician Fee Schedule final rule, policies, advocacy, outcomes, and opportunities for you to have...

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