Orthotics/Prosthetics

• Meeting News Coverage

• Educate State Legislators on the Importance of O&P Care

• September 22, 2011
• LAS VEGAS – Many issues that will decide the future of health care in the United States are currently under debate at the national level. However, there...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• AOPA National Assembly Honors Snell With Legislative Advocacy Award

• September 21, 2011
• LAS VEGAS - W. Clint Snell, CPO, president of Snell Orthotics-Prosthetics, was presented with the Legislative Advocacy Award at the 2011 American Orthotic...More »

• Association News

• Three Critical Pieces of O&P Legislation Still in Congress

• September 19, 2011
• There are now three critical pieces of legislation pending in the U.S. Congress that impact the O&P profession and the patients we serve. NAAOP...More »

• Custom Breast Form Legislation Reintroduced in House and Senate

• O&P Business News, September 2011
• On June 16, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) in the Senate and Rep. Mike Ross (D-Arkansas) in the House of Representatives introduced the Breast Cancer...More »

• Delaware Governor Signs Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act into Law

• August 16, 2011
• Gov. Jack Markell (D-Del.) signed House Bill 76 to make Delaware the 20th state to enact prosthetic parity legislation. The law puts orthotics and...More »

• Cover Story

• What’s in a Name?

• O&P Business News, August 2011
• Orthotic and prosthetic activists have fought hard to control the parity message, working tirelessly to avoid any political firestorms or buzzwords that...More »

• Senate Passes Amendment Helping Service Members Receive Prostheses More Quickly

• July 26, 2011
• The U.S. Senate passed an amendment introduced by Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) that seeks to help U.S. service members and veterans receive advanced...More »

• Proposed Plan to Raise Debt Ceiling Indicates Parameters for Savings in Entitlement Programs

• July 20, 2011
• After weeks of deadlock on debt-ceiling negotiations, yesterday a group of Senators known as the “Gang of Six” released a bipartisan plan to...More »

• CMS Proposes Payment Change Rates for 2012 Physician Fee Schedule

• July 5, 2011
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule that would update payment policies and rates for physicians and non-physician...More »

• Ensure Compliance With Medicare, Quality Standards

• O&P Business News, July 2011
• Since September 2009, most providers billing to Medicare have been required to become accredited prior to applying for their Medicare provider number or...More »

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