Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE ALLIANCE LED THE WOUND CARE COMMUNITY'S RAPID RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. WE ENSURED THAT WOUND CARE WAS IDENTIFIED AS "ESSENTIAL," ENABLING HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS TO KEEP WOUND CARE CLINICS OPEN AND PROVIDING CARE FOR THEIR PATIENTS.WE ADVOCATED FOR AND ACHIEVED REGULATORY RELIEF AND FLEXIBILITIES TO ENSURE THAT POLICIES REFLECTED THE ON-THE-GROUND REALITIES OF WOUND CARE CLINICIANS AND MANUFACTURERS AMID THE PANDEMIC.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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  • Program 2 [2020]

    OUR TENACIOUS ADVOCACY RESULTED IN MEANINGFUL POLICY CHANGES, INCLUDING:CMS' DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTORS(DMEMACS) ISSUING A SURGICAL DRESSING POLICY ARTICLE UPDATE EXPANDING COVERAGE FOR ALGINATE & FIBER GELLING DRESSINGS AS BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY.THE A/B MAC PALMETTO COVERING DISPOSABLE NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY (DNPWT) IN NURSING FACILITIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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  • Program 3 [2020]

    WE FLAGGED AND GAVE VISIBILITY TO POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING WOUND CARE, INCLUDING:SPOKE OUT AGAINST PHYSICIAN PAYMENT CUTS PROPOSED IN CMS' 2021 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE.SUBMITTED RECOMMENDATIONS TO ABOUT PAYMENT METHODOLOGY FOR CELLULAR AND/OR TISSUE-BASED PRODUCTS FOR SKIN WOUNDS (CTPS).SPEARHEADED AN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A DISTINCT WOUND CARE SUBCATEGORY IN THE USP MEDICARE MODEL GUIDELINES.CREATED A MUCH-NEEDED WOUND CARE EVIDENCE SUMMIT, DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER PAYERS, REGULATORS, RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT EVIDENCE PAYERS NEED TO COVER WOUND CARE PRODUCTS AND PROCEDURES.IMPACTED CLINICAL AND PROCEDURAL POLICIES THROUGH THE DILIGENT SUBMISSION OF COMMENTS ABOUT CMS POLICIES (PHE REGULATORY FLEXIBILITIES, HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAYMENT SYSTEM, PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE, MEDICARE COVERAGE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, LCDS (TOPICAL OXYGEN, CTPS, DNPWT), AND CAPITOL HILL LEGISLATION (CURES 2.0). OVERALL, THE ALLIANCE SUBMITTED 15 SETS OF COMMENTS IN 2020.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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