.The Alliance submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget responding to its request for feedback on opportunities for deregulation. The Alliance provided suggestions for deregulation as well as recommendations to streamline or correct current regulatory and sub-regulatory provisions. These suggestions included: 

• Withdrawal of FDA Proposed Rule re: Reclassification of Certain Antimicrobial Wound Dressings
• Changes to Prior Authorization processes
• Lessening of burdens within Medicare’s Therapeutic Shoe Program for Patients with Diabetes
• Fixes to problematic payment provisions for CTPs in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
• Expanded adoption of real-world evidence (RWE) and updates to Coverage with Evidence Development

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