Martha R Kelso

🚨 CALL TO ACTION: Wound Care Professionals, Patients & Advocates – We Need You! 🚨
I’m proud to serve as a founding board member of the Wound and Hyperbaric Association (WHA), an organization dedicated to “Advancing Excellence in Patient Care & Industry.”
Currently, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services are proposing policy changes that could drastically reduce reimbursement for advanced wound care products — including a flat fee of just $125.38/cm² and restrictive coverage rules (LCDs).
These changes will:
❌ Limit access to essential treatments
❌ Disproportionately hurt rural and underserved communities
❌ Lead to more amputations, infections, and hospitalizations
❌ Increase Medicare costs over time — not save money
💡 Based on Medicare claims data, expert-driven, evidence-based reforms can save over $100 billion in the next 10 years while protecting patient care.
👉 It’s time to speak up and take action — before it's too late.
📝 HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP:
📢 Submit a public comment to CMS before Sept 12, 2025
🔗 https://lnkd.in/gw3zn4ru
📘 Download the CMS Advocacy Toolkit
🔗 https://lnkd.in/gEk_Ku-U
📬 Tell Congress to Support the Skin Substitute Access and Payment Reform Act of 2025
🔗 https://www.whacares.org/advocacy
📖 Read the new article published in the Journal of Wound Care
📰 Safeguarding Access, Fiscal Responsibility, and Innovation: A Comprehensive Reimbursement Framework for CAMPs
🔗 https://lnkd.in/gQJNb_dh
This isn’t just policy — it’s personal. Let’s stand together to protect access, equity, and innovation in wound care. 💙
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🙏 Thank you for your support.