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CTP News Desk

Stay informed with timely news, analysis, and insights on CTP reimbursement, legislation, and policy changes. Learn how evolving regulations may affect clinicians, providers, and patient access to care.

News
11/18/2025
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
Estimates state that chronic wounds impact 10.5 million Medicare beneficiaries, amounting to approximately one in six in this population. Managing such wounds, oftentimes in complex patient scenarios, and in the context of multiple comorbid...
Estimates state that chronic wounds impact 10.5 million Medicare beneficiaries, amounting to approximately one in six in this population. Managing such wounds, oftentimes in complex patient scenarios, and in the context of multiple comorbid...
Estimates state that chronic...
11/18/2025
Wounds
Analysis
02/06/2026
Jim McDannald, DPM
Jim McDannald, DPM, explains why practices overly dependent on a single payer or procedure are most vulnerable to reimbursement shifts—and how diversification, smart marketing, and building true profit centers can stabilize growth during...
Jim McDannald, DPM, explains why practices overly dependent on a single payer or procedure are most vulnerable to reimbursement shifts—and how diversification, smart marketing, and building true profit centers can stabilize growth during...
Jim McDannald, DPM, explains why...
02/06/2026
Wounds
Viewpoints
02/05/2026
Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CDCES, CWS
In this Q&A, a wound care clinician weighs in on where regulators are getting it right, where policies may go too far, and how payment reform could shift the focus from advanced therapies to true prevention.
In this Q&A, a wound care clinician weighs in on where regulators are getting it right, where policies may go too far, and how payment reform could shift the focus from advanced therapies to true prevention.
In this Q&A, a wound care...
02/05/2026
Wounds
Quiz
02/04/2026
Test your knowledge on GPCI Basics. Which is the name for Medicare’s mechanism for adjusting physician payments based on where care is delivered?
Test your knowledge on GPCI Basics. Which is the name for Medicare’s mechanism for adjusting physician payments based on where care is delivered?
Test your knowledge on GPCI...
02/04/2026
Wounds
Analysis
02/03/2026
Davidson N. Brooks
As regulatory scrutiny around skin substitutes accelerates, providers are facing increasingly aggressive audits from Medicare, state Medicaid programs, and private payers alike. According to healthcare attorney Davidson N. Brooks, evolving...
As regulatory scrutiny around skin substitutes accelerates, providers are facing increasingly aggressive audits from Medicare, state Medicaid programs, and private payers alike. According to healthcare attorney Davidson N. Brooks, evolving...
As regulatory scrutiny around...
02/03/2026
Wounds
Analysis
02/02/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
Understanding how Medicare decides whether something is covered, how it must be reported, and what it will pay may help stakeholders better understand the circumstances surrounding recent regulatory changes.
Understanding how Medicare decides whether something is covered, how it must be reported, and what it will pay may help stakeholders better understand the circumstances surrounding recent regulatory changes.
Understanding how Medicare...
02/02/2026
Wounds
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Viewpoints
01/30/2026
Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM
Noting an increase in audits, Dr. Fife advises clinicians on a prudent product selection process and how to avoid being audited.
Noting an increase in audits, Dr. Fife advises clinicians on a prudent product selection process and how to avoid being audited.
Noting an increase in audits,...
01/30/2026
Wounds
News
01/29/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
Multiple bills in the 119th Congress seek to reshape Medicare payment, coding, oversight, and access for skin‑substitute products and related advanced wound‑care therapies. This snapshot summarizes five relevant measures’ status as of January...
Multiple bills in the 119th Congress seek to reshape Medicare payment, coding, oversight, and access for skin‑substitute products and related advanced wound‑care therapies. This snapshot summarizes five relevant measures’ status as of January...
Multiple bills in the 119th...
01/29/2026
Wounds
Quiz
01/28/2026
Test your knowledge on the latest legislation on skin substitute wastage. Which is true about regulations for wastage of skin substitutes, according to an early January 2026 update?
Test your knowledge on the latest legislation on skin substitute wastage. Which is true about regulations for wastage of skin substitutes, according to an early January 2026 update?
Test your knowledge on the...
01/28/2026
Wounds
News
01/27/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is intensifying scrutiny of wound care spending, with skin substitutes emerging as a prominent area of concern. In its Fall 2025 Semiannual Report to Congress,...
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is intensifying scrutiny of wound care spending, with skin substitutes emerging as a prominent area of concern. In its Fall 2025 Semiannual Report to Congress,...
The US Department of Health and...
01/27/2026
Wounds