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.

The Devil in the Documentation Details of the Proposed Novitas LCD on "Skin Substitutes" - Part 1

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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Oct 29, 2025

On October 8th, Med Page Today published an opinion piece about the increasing improper use of skin substitutes in chronic wounds.

Oct 1, 2025

There is a new, non-profit Patient and Family Advisory Council for Pyoderma Gangrenosum.

Sep 25, 2025

The application of a Cellular Tissue Product (CTP) / skin substitute, a surgical procedure, is out of the scope of a registered nurse.