2024-11-11T12:00:43-06:00 2023-12-31 521022232 SNYDER COHN PC 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990 2023-01-01 275226534 ALLIANCE OF WOUND CARE STAKEHOLDERS ALLI 3015307846 5225 POOKS HILL ROAD 627 SOUTH BETHESDA MD 20814 MARCIA NUSGART RPH FOUNDER & CEO 3015307846 2024-11-08 1 1 KEITH JENNINGS P01319883 3016526700 2024-11-08 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MARCIA NUSGART RPH 5225 POOKS HILL ROAD 627 SOUTH BETHESDA MD 20814 1207164 0 X WOUNDCARESTAKEHOLDERS.ORG X 2011 MD TO PROMOTE QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT ACCESS TO WOUND CARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGH ADVOCACY IN THE REGULATORY, LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC ARENAS. 8 7 2 7 0 0 20833 0 1467467 1203969 1796 3195 0 0 1490096 1207164 0 0 0 0 912138 905108 0 0 0 605641 424056 1517779 1329164 -27683 -122000 1056852 528990 660939 244585 395913 284405 X TO PROMOTE QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT ACCESS TO WOUND CARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGH EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY IN THE REGULATORY, LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC ARENAS. 0 0 AS A RESULT OF OUR TENACIOUS ADVOCACY, WE: - SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED WITHDRAWAL OF HIGHLY PROBLEMATIC CTP LOCAL COVERAGE POLICIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS & VENOUS LEG ULCERS. - SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZED CMS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO HBOT PAYMENT RATE. - GAINED ENDORSEMENT OF CMS' ADVISORY PANEL ON HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAYMENT TO CORRECT FLAWS IN CTP PAYMENT METHODOLOGY. - ELEVATED SURGICAL DRESSINGS CLAIMS PROCESSING PROCESS ISSUES AND DENIALS THAT HAVE CREATED A LACK OF PATIENT ACCESS. EXPANDED AWARENESS OF THE BURDEN, PREVALENCE & COST OF CHRONIC WOUNDS - FOLLOWING UP ON OUR 2018 ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, THE ALLIANCE CO-AUTHORED A NEW ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ECONOMICS (JULY 2023) DEMONSTRATING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CHRONIC WOUND CARE AND COSTS, AND PROVIDING GREATER TRANSPARENCY ON HOW MEDICARE COVERAGE AND PAYMENT POLICIES ARE INFLUENCING WHERE WOUND PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING CARE. SHAPED POLICY DEVELOPMENT AS WE: - ENCOURAGED MEDICARE PAYMENT REFORM AND MITIGATION OF PHYSICIAN PAYMENT CUTS:URGED CONGRESS TO TAKE STEPS ON "TRANSFORMATIVE" MEDICARE PAYMENT REFORMS TO PROTECT THE CLINICIAN WORKFORCE IN A LETTER CO-SIGNED WITH 100+ MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING MORE THAN ONE MILLION HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. - SOUGHT FAIR PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE MEASURING, FITTING, AND TRAINING SERVICES OF LYMPHEDEMA COMPRESSION TREATMENT ITEMS. TACKLED A BROAD RANGE OF POLICY ISSUES THAT IMPACT PATIENT CARE: - IN 2023, WE'VE ADDRESSED CODING, COVERAGE, AND PAYMENT WITH THE SUBMISSION OF 26 COMMENTS TO REGULATORY AGENCIES AND CONGRESS ON POLICIES SPANNING THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE, HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PPS), HOSPITAL INPATIENT PPS AND HOME HEALTH PPS. WE TACKLED POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO CTPS, SURGICAL DRESSINGS, TOPICAL OXYGEN, BLOOD DERIVED PRODUCTS, NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY, COMPRESSION, AND MORE. WE PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS ON CMS' PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCESSES AND PROPOSED COVERAGE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES PATHWAY. WE PROVIDED PERSPECTIVE TO FDA'S GUIDANCE ON DECENTRALIZED CLINICAL TRIALS. 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