Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- Oct 17, 2025
What it does
The Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act would amend Medicare to establish coverage and payment rules for skin substitute products, defining them as certain cellular, tissue, biological, or synthetic wound care materials and excluding temporary dressings and liquid-based products. It would set initial payment amounts based on 2023 volume-weighted averages, adjust payments annually for inflation starting in 2027, create a new billing code by January 1, 2026, and implement program integrity measures including outlier provider identification, prepayment claim reviews, prior authorization requirements, and potential enrollment actions for noncompliant providers. The bill affects…
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Where it stands
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Where it goes next
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