title: Abrupt CMS Decision May Threaten Hundreds of Thousands of Wound Care Patients with Potential Limb Loss.
authors.affiliation: Save a Leg, Save a Life Foundation; and First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Desmond
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, Miami Shores, FL; and Association for Advancement of Wound Care.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.affiliation: Foot Care Council for the American Diabetes Association; and Executive Medical Director for the Amputation Prevention Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Lee C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000639:trends*; D000072836:Surgical Wound / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States; D014945:Wound Healing