2025-11-13T05:54:46-06:00 2024-12-31 521022232 SNYDER COHN PC 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990 2024-01-01 275226534 ALLIANCE OF WOUND CARE STAKEHOLDERS ALLI 3015307846 5225 POOKS HILL ROAD 627 SOUTH BETHESDA MD 20814 MARCIA NUSGART RPH FOUNDER & CEO 3015307846 2025-11-11 1 1 KEITH JENNINGS P01319883 3016526700 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARCIA NUSGART RPH 5225 POOKS HILL ROAD 627 SOUTH BETHESDA MD 20814 1658615 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. 9 8 2 8 0 0 0 0 1203969 1651191 3195 7424 0 0 1207164 1658615 0 0 0 0 905108 531949 0 0 0 424056 1064910 1329164 1596859 -122000 61756 528990 822164 244585 466142 284405 356022 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 PROACTIVE AND TENACIOUS ADVOCACY, THE ALLIANCE:-ENABLED WOUND CARE PROVIDERS USING CTPS TO HAVE APPLICATION FLEXIBILITY, AN EXTENDED EPISODE OF CARE, AND AN EXPANDED TIMEFRAME TO IMPLEMENT THE FINAL CTP LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER BY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING THE MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTORS TO REMOVE ARBITRARY APPLICATION LIMITATIONS AND INCORPORATE SUBSTANTIVE STAKEHOLDER INPUT IN THE FINAL POLICIES. -SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGED CMS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL PAYMENT RATE FOR BLOOD-DERIVED PRODUCTS IN CHRONIC DIABETIC WOUNDS TO BETTER REFLECT THE COMPLEXITY, TIME, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PRODUCTS, THEN PERSUADED THE AGENCY TO INCREASE THE INITIALLY PROPOSED RATE IN THE DRAFT POLICY TO A HIGHER RATE IN THE FINAL RULE. -GAINED KEY "FIXES" TO SURGICAL DRESSINGS CLAIMS PROCESSING ISSUES THAT WERE IMPACTING ACCESS. -ACHIEVED UPDATE TO DMEMAC SURGICAL DRESSINGS POLICY ARTICLE THAT WAS CAUSING SYSTEMATIC DENIALS AND CHALLENGING ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE WOUNDS. THE ALLIANCE SHAPED POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN 2024 AS WE: -LED ADVOCACY URGING FDA TO WITHDRAW ITS PROPOSAL TO RECLASSIFY HUNDREDS OF ANTIMICROBIAL WOUND PRODUCTS TO CLASS III, A POLICY SHIFT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE UNNECESSARY REMOVAL OF MANY IMPORTANT PRODUCTS FROM THE MARKET AND CHALLENGE QUALITY CARE. -ESCALATED CONCERNS WITH THE EPISODE-BASED COST MEASURE BEING DEVELOPED FOR NON-PRESSURE ULCERS VIA A SERIES OF LETTERS, COMMENTS AND CONVERSATIONS FLAGGING FLAWS IN THE FIELD TESTING AND THE MANY WAYS THE MEASURE DID NOT ACCURATELY CAPTURE THE DATA NECESSARY FOR A FAIR, RELIABLE, ACCURATE MEASURE. -URGED CMS TO ENABLE PAYMENT FOR CLINICIANS TO MEASURE AND FIT LYMPHEDEMA COMPRESSION GARMENTS VIA AN ONGOING ADVOCACY INITIATIVE OF LETTERS, COMMENTS AND MEETINGS TO KEEP FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE.-GAINED ADVISORY PANEL ON HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAYMENT SUPPORT OF THE ALLIANCE'S RECOMMENDATION TO FIX FLAWED TOTAL CONTACT CASTING PAYMENT WITH A SEPARATELY PAYABLE APC CODE FOR TCC WHEN PERFORMED ON THE SAME DATE OF SERVICE AS A DEBRIDEMENT AND/OR THE APPLICATION OF CTP REMOVING A BARRIER THAT INCONVENIENCES PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS BY PREVENTING THESE TREATMENTS FROM BEING PERFORMED ON THE SAME DATE OF SERVICE.-PURSUED UPDATE TO DMEMAC LCD TO ESTABLISH COVERAGE OF TOPICAL OXYGEN THERAPY FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER.-PROACTIVELY ADVANCED CTP PAYMENT METHODOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS FOCUSED ON ASP PRICING AS CMS CONTINUES TO INTERNALLY CONSIDER AND VET ITS PAYMENT APPROACH TO THIS CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ACROSS SITES OF CARE. -MAINTAINED FOCUS THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE IN WOUND CARE RESEARCH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FDA/CMS DIALOGUE TO MOVE FORWARD. -SUBMITTED 32 COMMENTS TO REGULATORS AND LEGISLATORS ELEVATING THE VISIBILITY, VOICE AND INFLUENCE OF THE WOUND CARE COMMUNITY IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X MARCIA NUSGART 3015307846 5225 POOKS HILL ROAD 625-627 SOUTH BETHESDA MD 20814 DR CAROLINE FIFE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEANNE PRIMOZIC BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE RHODOVI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MATTHEW GAROUFALIS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCIA NUSGART FOUNDER AND CEO 40.00 X X 400000 0 0 MICHELLE COOPER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR DAVID ALPER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KARA COUCH VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SREEKUMAR MADASSERY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN QUINN EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 106178 0 0 506178 0 0 2 0 1 0 KAREN SIMON RAVITZ 308 BREWSTER COURT SILVER SPRING MD 20901 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 395100 CONSCIENT STRATEGIES LLC 9105 FALL RIVER LANE POTOMAC MD 20854 CONSULTING 150500 EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN PO BOX 30036 NEW YORK NY 10087 LEGAL SERVICES 137141 3 MEMBERSHIP FEES 900099 1557197 1557197 93994 93994 1651191 7424 7424 1658615 1651191 0 7424 X 400000 106178 750 25021 414750 160540 25362 385697 3868 57338 661 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 13200 DUES 2156 BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, R 1238 CONTRIBUTIONS 100 1596859 186282 450243 260498 272855 82210 99066 528990 822164 51231 125675 193354 319438 0 21029 244585 466142 X 284405 356022 284405 356022 528990 822164 61756 9861 0 X 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 0 0 0 MARCIA NUSGART FOUNDER AND CEO 400000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400000 0 0 0 MARCIA NUSGART TO COVER ORG EXPENSES X 16582 0 1 0 NUSGART CONSULTING TO COVER ORG EXPENSES X 4447 0 1 0 21029 SCHEDULE L, PART II (F) AWCS USES THE THE COMPANY CREDIT CARD OF NUSGART CONSULTING AND MARCIA NUSGART. AT THE END OF 2024 THE ALLIANCE DID OWE MARCIA NUSGART $16,582.17 FOR ALLIANCE EXPENSES PAID WITH MARCIA'S PERSONAL CREDIT CARD AND NUSGART CONSULTING $4,446.90 FOR ALLIANCE EXPENSES PAID WITH THE NUSGART CONSULTING CORPORATE CREDIT CARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ALLIANCE IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES AT THIS TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE RETURN IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN PLACE AND IS CONTINUALLY MONITORED THROUGH PERIODIC CONVERSATIONS WITH BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY COMPARING THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES - OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES 385,697.