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Subscribe to the BlogGoodbye Grand Cayman!
It’s that time again, after 2 weeks of seeing patients at our licensed advanced stem cell site in Grand Cayman, I’m headed back home to Colorado. I’ve included my cell phone snaps above of this beautiful island. Let’s dig in. Grand Cayman What’s really unique about Grand Cayman is the fact that it’s a first-world…read more
Regenative Labs Sues CMS and the Entire Medicare Program
As I have reviewed in this blog, Medicare recently issued a massive clawback likely worth about half a billion dollars for payments made for birth tissue products to treat problems like knee arthritis and pain. This week, one of the companies involved called Regenative Labs has sued CMS and all of its national Medicare contractors…read more
What Can We Learn from the Medicare Birth Tissue Injection Scams?
As I reported a few days ago, we are in the midst of perhaps the largest single Medicare part B clawback in history. What can providers and patients learn from this massive fraud? Let’s dig in. Medicare and Birth Tissue Injections Medicare just issued a sweeping nationwide payment clawback for amniotic, placental, and umbilical cord…read more
Birth Tissue Injection Medicare Clawback Quickly Expands to the ENTIRE Nation
Yesterday I discussed that the Medicare Administrator for the state of Florida had decided to claw back all payments for birth tissue injections going back to 2019. I theorized that it wouldn’t be long until the other Medicare regions did the same. Well here we are a day later and I have now learned that…read more
Amniotic and Placental Injection Medicare Claims Clawbacks Begin
It’s often said that the federal government is like a huge destroyer. It doesn’t turn quickly, but when it points its guns in your direction, you don’t want to be there. I’m sure that’s what thousands of clinics around the country that offered Amniotic and Placental “Medicare Covered” injections are thinking now. Why? The largest…read more
Burst Biologics Gets and FDA Warning Letter: Claims vs Reality
Yet another Umbilical Cord product manufacturer has received yet another FDA letter. This time it’s Burst Biologics. I thought today that I would use this as an opportunity to show you the difference between what you can find on the web against the reality of what an FDA inspection found on the ground at the…read more
How Much Does Low Back Fusion Cost?
One of the most costly and common back surgeries out there is Low Back Fusion. Today we’ll explore the question, “How much does Low Back Fusion cost?”. The answer is that it all depends on where you live. Let’s dig in. What Is Low Back Fusion? Low Back or Lumbar Fusion is a procedure where…read more
Regenexx Annual Meeting Today
Today is our annual Regenexx Affiliates meeting. We do this every year so that our doctors all remain on the same page. Let’s dig in. The Regenexx Network We have the world’s largest specialty-trained Interventional Orthobiologics physician network. Right now that’s about 80 sites and we add about 10-20 sites a year, so by the…read more
