Relias

MAY 29, 2025

Starting on January 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement new Local Coverage Determinations (LCD), which will affect the use of cellular and tissue-based products (CTPs), also known as skin substitute grafts, for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and venous leg ulcers (VLUs).

Medicare

American Nurse

JULY 9, 2025

Legal and professional considerations CFCNs who want to start their own clinic or business should evaluate which setting and reimbursement platform to pursue. Although nurses should check their state nurse practice act prior to developing their business structure, foot care remains one of the few areas that allows RN self-employment.

Medicare

The Relentless School Nurse

JULY 6, 2025

So today, I’m extending that invitation out loud, in public, and without apology —to every lawmaker who voted for a bill that cuts Medicaid, slashes nutrition assistance, and pushes even more children into hunger, poverty, and despair. Watch a student with Type 1 diabetes ration her insulin because her family lost Medicaid coverage.

Medicaid