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    • About Us
      • About Us
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      • For Nonprofits
      • For Surgeons
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Community Breast Reconstruction Alliance
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Protecting DIEP flap
  • Get Involved
    • Join Our Community
    • Community Resources
  • Membership
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • For Nonprofits
    • For Surgeons
  • Donate

Resource Downloads

We have provided:

  • Letters sent from Congress and The Senate to CMS
  • CMS's responses to those letters
  • A letter from Congress to CMS sent June 5, 2023
  • A stakeholder letter signed by 1,029 advocates in 324 Congressional districts in 49 States
  • A research paper on physician payments and breast reconstruction options
  • A research paper on implant reconstruction versus autologous reconstruction after mastectomy meta-analysis
  • CMS announcement for coding recommendations (pg. 43-44 for information on the S codes)
  • United Healthcare announcements on reimbursement policy changes related to coding change
  • CIGNA's announcement to deny S Codes
  • BCBSNJ announcement of coding change
  • ASPS letter to CMS
  • ASPS letter to Commercial Payers
  • CMS's announcement to restore s-codes
  • A press release from Congresswoman Wasserman Shultz applauding CMS for their decision

Congress and Senate Letter to CMS, June 1, 2023 (pdf)Download
CMS Signals Support to Restore S-Codes June 29, 2023 (pdf)Download
House Letter to CMS (pdf)Download
Senate Letter to CMS (pdf)Download
CMS Response to House (pdf)Download
CMS Response to Senate (pdf)Download
Stakeholder DIEP Flap Sign-on Letter (pdf)Download
Study: The Influence of Physician Payments on the Method of Breast Reconstruction (pdf)Download
Study: Implant vs. Autologous Reconstruction (pdf)Download
CMS 2021 Coding Recommendations (pdf)Download
United Healthcare Announcements (pdf)Download
Cigna Reimbursement Policy Update Effective March 12, 2023 (pdf)Download
BCBS Free Flap Reconstruction Coding Announcement (pdf)Download
ASPS Comments - Breast Reconstruction Access - CMS March 15, 2023 (pdf)Download
ASPS Comments - Breast Reconstruction Access - Commercial Payers - PDF (pdf)Download
CMS Restores S-Codes August 21, 2023 (pdf)Download
DWS Congress and Senate Reconstruction Coding Reversal Press Release (pdf)Download

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