Prior to submitting detailed written comments to CMS in September, the Alliance presented its specific recommendations to relieve barriers to access of CTPs ("skin substitutes") in the hospital outpatient setting to the Agency's Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment at its Aug. 26th public meeting. The Alliance's oral testimony focused on the same five recommendations that have been presented to - and approved by - the HOPPS Panel in previous years. Although supported by its expert panel, CMS has yet to adopt and implement them.

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