edicare enrollment grew from 43.3 million in 2007 to 61.2 million in 2020 and is projected to reach more than 80.0 million beneficiaries by 2030. 1,2 Similarly, dermatology practices have increasingly utilized and submitted charges to Medicare, and the volume of dermatologic procedures increases as patients age. 3 One study found that the number of skin biopsies increased by 153% and skin cancer treatments increased by 39% from 1993 to 2016. 4 Another study found that treatment of actinic keratosis in Medicare patients increased from 29.7 million procedures in 2007 to 35.6 million in 2015. 5 As the prevalence of Medicare patients, Medicare utilization, and procedures required by Medicare patients rise over time, it is essential to
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