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Congress Set to Mark-Up Health Care Reform Legislation in July	7/2/2009
What does this all mean for the O&P profession?
Nine Weeks of Intensive Efforts Underscore Health Care Reform Debate	6/4/2009
By the time of the congressional recess beginning in early August, five major House and Senate committees are expected to introduce and mark-up legislation reforming the nation’s health care system, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, culminating in House and Senate floor action in late July and early August.
NAAOP Advances Veterans Bill of Rights and O&P Parity Legislation	5/5/2009
NAAOP leaders met with key U.S. House of Representative members in April to advance major federal legislation for users of orthotics and prosthetics and the providers who serve them.
111 th Congress and President Obama Burn the Midnight Oil	3/4/2009
President Obama and the 111th Congress have been among the most activist in recent memory
Congress Starts With A Bang!	2/6/2009
New Congresses, coupled with a new Administration, usually take the first three months of the year or more to begin work in earnest, but this year is different.
NAAOP 2009 Priorities and 2008 Accomplishments	1/5/2009

Historic Agreement Protects Patients and Improves Quality of Custom Orthotic and Prosthetic Care	12/18/2008
Five of the major national organizations representing the clinical, business, and quality improvement aspects of the orthotic and prosthetic profession announced an historic agreement today.
2008 Election Update and Analysis	11/7/2008
This memorandum reviews the 2008 Presidential and Congressional elections and provides analysis of the future direction of White House policy and the ramifications for the near-term political make-up of the House of Representatives and Senate.
End of Congressional Session Brings Huge Spending Spree	10/6/2008

Congress and CMS Carve Huge Exemption for DME from Accreditation Requirements and Quality Standards: New Regulations for O&P to be Proposed	9/4/2008

NAAOP Letter To Congress In Support Of H.R. 5615, the Group Health Plan Prosthetics Parity Act	7/30/2008
NAAOP strongly supports H.R. 5615, the bipartisan Group Health Plan Prosthetics Parity Act of 2007
NAAOP Also Supports Parity Insurance Coverage For Orthotic Care	7/29/2008
We will work to ensure that not only those with limb loss, but those with neuro-muscular, muscular-skeletal injuries who are in need of orthotic care will receive private insurance coverage on par with other medical and surgical benefits covered by insurance.
NAAOP testifies on Capitol Hill	7/16/2008
Tom Guth, CP, President of NAAOP, testified on Capitol Hill today for the
MEDICARE UPDATE and ALERT	7/16/2008
President Bush's Veto of the Medicare Legislation Is overridden by the US House & Senate and becomes Law
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