Reversal in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Reimbursement for Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Reconstruction-Empowering Plastic Surgeons in Sustaining Microsurgical Accessibility

This Editorial discusses the recent overturning of a proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy that reduced reimbursement for deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. The authors highlight the importance of advocacy efforts in sustaining access to complex mi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of plastic surgery 2024-04, Vol.92 (4), p.351-352
Hauptverfasser: Das, Rishub K, Villanueva, Karie G, Slack, Ginger C, Festekjian, Jaco H
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This Editorial discusses the recent overturning of a proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy that reduced reimbursement for deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction. The authors highlight the importance of advocacy efforts in sustaining access to complex microsurgical procedures, even those under investigation such as breast reinnervation and lymphatic reconstruction.
ISSN:0148-7043
1536-3708
DOI:10.1097/SAP.0000000000003835