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ACCESS

CMS Policies Are 
Gutting U.S. Wound Care

Access to effective wound care is being reshaped by policy decisions that carry real consequences for patients. The overview below outlines the current state of U.S. wound care access, the impact on providers and vulnerable populations, and why maintaining coverage for clinically proven treatments is essential to patient outcomes and system stability.

THE REALITY

  • In a matter of weeks, US wound care availability has plummeted by more than 90% directly caused by CMS’s Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule and policy changes effectively eliminating Medicare coverage for nearly all wound care products.

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  • Providers report performing more amputations in the first five weeks of 2026 than in all of 2025; and Congressional testimony this week confirmed “patients will not receive” products.

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  • Clinic closures, service cutbacks and unavailability of clinically proven wound care treatments are leaving several millions patients unable to access state-of-the-art wound care.

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  • Approximately 3.1 million Medicare beneficiaries are impacted nationwide. This crisis severely impacts seniors and individuals with disabilities, especially in rural and underserved communities.

THE TRUMP PLEDGE

  • In 2025, to counter a dangerous policy proposed by the Biden Administration, President Trump let patients across America know that “HELP IS ON THE WAY.”

THE REMEDY

Paid for by Diabetic Wound Awareness PAC, PMB 411,1229 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. Contributions to the Independent Expenditure Account of Diabetic Wound Awareness (DWA) PAC are not deductible as charitable contributions forfederal income tax purposes. Contributions from federal contractors and foreign nationals are prohibited. Federal Law requires Diabetic Wound Awareness (DWA) PAC to use best efforts to collect and report to the Federal Election Commission the name, mailing address, occupation and employer of each contributor, and any contributor needs to supply such information.

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