Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) for Medicare Ends on July 12

July 8, 2024

The Biden administration announced the termination of a program that provided more than $2.55 billion in accelerated and advance Medicare payments to over 4,200 providers (hospitals and physicians) that suffered cash flow disruptions following the Change Healthcare cyberattack. CMS announced that Medicare payments under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) will end on July 12.

Skin Substitute Proposals: What You Can Do

Dr. Fife is Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Intellicure, Executive Director of the US Wound Registry, and Editor of Today’s Wound Clinic.

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Sep 9, 2025

According to the report, in 2024, skin substitutes accounted for over 15% of the $66 billion that Medicare spent on all Part B drugs.

Sep 1, 2025

You might be participating in an APM and not even know it – that happens a lot – so there’s no harm in updating your payment information.

Aug 28, 2025

Download the 2024 MIPS scoring guide for more information on performance criteria and how final scores are calculated.