Advanced Wound Care and Regenerative Medicine Access and Reform Act amends Medicare to cover skin substitute products and adjust payment.
The Advanced Wound Care and Regenerative Medicine Access and Reform Act amends Medicare under title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include skin substitute products in coverage and adjust payment. It defines skin substitute products as cellular, tissue, biological, or synthetic materials applied to a wound and intended to remain within the wound bed. The bill also mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a comprehensive review of the approval process for human cellular and tissue allografts and autografts, aiming to streamline application requirements and review.
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