A pending decision on whether Medicare will cover skin substitute grafts could put effective wound care tools out of the reach of too many seniors, an expert in wound care and health economics is warning.

Bill Padula, former president of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel and an assistant professor with the Department of pharmaceutical and health economics at the school at the University of Southern California, notes the products in the crosshairs are used to treat DFUs and venous leg ulcers, both common in nursing homes patients.