Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jul 31, 2025
What it does
The Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act of 2025 would amend Medicare payment rules to standardize reimbursement for skin substitute products used to treat chronic wounds by establishing a volume-weighted average payment limit based on 2023 data, adjusted annually for inflation starting in 2027. It affects Medicare beneficiaries with chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers, as well as healthcare providers and manufacturers of skin substitute products. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a unified billing code for all skin substitute products by January 1, 2026, prohibits denying coverage based solely on clinical evidence…
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