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Court Poised to Compel HHS to Decide Medicare Cases within 90 Days
On October 3, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held a status conference in the ALJ delay suit filed by the...
NAAOP
Oct 3, 20162 min read
Court Poised to Compel HHS to Decide Medicare Cases within 90 Days
On October 3, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held a status conference in the ALJ delay suit filed by the...
NAAOP
Oct 3, 20162 min read
Major Victory on Medicare ALJ Hearing Backlog
On September 19, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia declined to delay proceedings in the ALJ backlog suit filed...
NAAOP
Sep 20, 20164 min read
Major Victory on Medicare ALJ Hearing Backlog
On September 19, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia declined to delay proceedings in the ALJ backlog suit filed...
NAAOP
Sep 20, 20164 min read
“Bundling” is Coming to a Hospital Near You
“Bundling” is a concept that is sweeping across the Medicare program and will eventually have significant implications on orthotics and...
NAAOP
Sep 1, 20163 min read
“Bundling” is Coming to a Hospital Near You
“Bundling” is a concept that is sweeping across the Medicare program and will eventually have significant implications on orthotics and...
NAAOP
Sep 1, 20163 min read
Follow Up on S. 829 and New Proposed Regulations on Medicare Appeals
829 Follow Up: The Medicare Orthotic and Prosthetic Improvement Act (S. 829) continues to gain cosponsors in the Senate, thanks to the...
NAAOP
Aug 3, 20163 min read
Follow Up on S. 829 and New Proposed Regulations on Medicare Appeals
829 Follow Up: The Medicare Orthotic and Prosthetic Improvement Act (S. 829) continues to gain cosponsors in the Senate, thanks to the...
NAAOP
Aug 3, 20163 min read
O&P CALL TO ACTION
CALL TO ACTION! Contact Your Senators and Urge Them to Cosponsor S. 829 The Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act NAAOP...
NAAOP
Jul 5, 20162 min read
O&P CALL TO ACTION
CALL TO ACTION! Contact Your Senators and Urge Them to Cosponsor S. 829 The Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act NAAOP...
NAAOP
Jul 5, 20162 min read
Major Developments in O&P Research Priorities, Policies and Funding
NAAOP’s roots center on the issue of O&P research and development. In 1987, a small group of O&P leaders believed the field needed to...
NAAOP
Jun 2, 20162 min read
Major Developments in O&P Research Priorities, Policies and Funding
NAAOP’s roots center on the issue of O&P research and development. In 1987, a small group of O&P leaders believed the field needed to...
NAAOP
Jun 2, 20162 min read
Spring Brings Fever Pitch to O&P Policy Developments
There is no shortage of O&P issues on which NAAOP and its Alliance partners are actively engaged including publication of regulations on...
NAAOP
May 5, 20162 min read
Spring Brings Fever Pitch to O&P Policy Developments
There is no shortage of O&P issues on which NAAOP and its Alliance partners are actively engaged including publication of regulations on...
NAAOP
May 5, 20162 min read
Help Impose a Moratorium on Medicare’s Draft Lower Limb Prosthetic LCD – Ask Your Representative to
H.R. 5045, introduced by Reps. Ellmers (R-NC) and Schakowsky (D-IL), addresses the July 2015 Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC)...
NAAOP
Apr 27, 20161 min read
Help Impose a Moratorium on Medicare’s Draft Lower Limb Prosthetic LCD – Ask Your Representative to
H.R. 5045, introduced by Reps. Ellmers (R-NC) and Schakowsky (D-IL), addresses the July 2015 Medicare Administrative Contractor (DME MAC)...
NAAOP
Apr 27, 20161 min read
O&P Policy Forum and Separation of O&P from DME
NAAOP, in conjunction with the O&P Alliance, submitted formal comments last week on the proposed federal regulations to create a...
NAAOP
Apr 5, 20162 min read
O&P Policy Forum and Separation of O&P from DME
NAAOP, in conjunction with the O&P Alliance, submitted formal comments last week on the proposed federal regulations to create a...
NAAOP
Apr 5, 20162 min read
Separation of O&P from DME in Private Health Plans
On February 26, 2016, three federal agencies responsible for regulating the Affordable Care Act announced a proposal to add a new...
NAAOP
Mar 1, 20162 min read
Separation of O&P from DME in Private Health Plans
On February 26, 2016, three federal agencies responsible for regulating the Affordable Care Act announced a proposal to add a new...
NAAOP
Mar 1, 20162 min read
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