The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided to peel back a series of local coverage determinations for skin substitute grafts that provoked a vigorous response from stakeholders.

The American Medical Association’s CPT editorial panel will meet May 1-3 to consider codes for several devices and services, but the most important of these might be the code for cardiac contractility modulation.

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation was founded with the objective of reducing Medicare spending, but many of the associated programs will be stood down by the end of this year thanks in part to a 2023 report detailing a significant increase, rather than a decrease, in spending associated with CMMI programs.