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June Update: Welcome Kate Ketelhohn, 2023 Breece Fellow
NAAOP Welcomes Kate Ketelhohn, 2023 Breece Fellow New Rules Help O&P Providers Challenge Medicare Advantage Denials The 2023 NAAOP Breece...
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Jun 12, 20232 min read
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NAAOP March Legislative Update
NAAOP and O&P Alliance fought this policy from the start Comprehensive written critique submitted to DME MACs Met with CMS in September...
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Mar 22, 20231 min read
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NAAOP February 2023 Update : Breece Fellowship & Medicare Definition of Orthotics
Breece Fellowship: NAAOP continues to accept applications for the Breece Fellowship, a paid, 10-week summer program based in Washington,...
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Feb 4, 20232 min read
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Jan 2, 20230 min read
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Election Update and Limb Loss Registry Appeal for Participation
Peter W. Thomas, General Counsel of NAAOP, provides the November 2022 update describing the potential impact of the midterm elections on...
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Nov 27, 20223 min read
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New NAAOP Board Members and Congressional Midterm Update
NAAOP elected four new board members at its in-person board meeting in San Antonio, Texas in late September: Ben Auzenne, Jeff Cain, MD,...
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Oct 11, 20222 min read
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Farewell to the 2022 Breece Fellows
The 2022 NAAOP Breece Fellowship comes to an end after a productive summer. View the video here where Lucas DeLuca & Nikki Grace-Strader...
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Aug 15, 20221 min read
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Maggie Baumer and 2022 Fellows visit O&P facilities on July 21,2022
On Thursday, July 21st, NAAOP President, Maggie Baumer, traveled to Washington, DC to meet with our 2022 George and Dena Breece fellows,...
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Aug 2, 20221 min read
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NAAOP Welcomes Second Breece Fellow for Summer Advocacy
Virtual Congressional Advocacy Day:Â In late July, the two Breece Fellows this summer will take a lead role in organizing the NAAOP...
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Jul 18, 20222 min read
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June 2022 Update
Breece Fellowship:Â After a 2-year delay due to the pandemic, NAAOP is excited to announce that Nikki Grace-Strader has started her...
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Jun 13, 20222 min read
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 NAAOP Announces Webinar Series
NAAOP Announces Webinar Series NAAOP will host two webinars, one in May and one in June addressing audit-ready patient files and how to...
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May 13, 20222 min read
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Joint Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Delivery Models of O&P Care
Joint Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Delivery Models of O&P Care This week, NAAOP, in conjunction with its O&P Alliance partners, AAOP,...
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Apr 8, 20222 min read
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NAAOP O&P Capitol Hill Update for March 2022
NAAOP O&P Capitol Hill Update for March 2022 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued two new regulations...
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Mar 15, 20222 min read
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2022 New Year Message from NAAOP
Hear a brief message from our incoming president Maggie Baumer, JD. Please help us in supporting the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics...
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Jan 3, 20221 min read
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2022 New Year Message from NAAOP
Hear a brief message from our incoming president Maggie Baumer, JD. Please help us in supporting the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics...
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Jan 3, 20221 min read
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Glenn Crumpton, CPO, LPO, reflects on his term as NAAOP President
Glenn Crumpton highlights three key NAAOP priorities during his tenure as President, the Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act, the...
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Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Glenn Crumpton, CPO, LPO, reflects on his term as NAAOP President
Glenn Crumpton highlights three key NAAOP priorities during his tenure as President, the Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act, the...
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Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Diversity & Inclusion in the O&P Profession with Regina Weger and Lisa Lodyga-Uhl
NAAOP invited Regina Weger, President, Products and Services, Hanger, Inc. and Lisa Lodyga-Uhl, Vice President, Chief Diversity &...
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Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Diversity & Inclusion in the O&P Profession with Regina Weger and Lisa Lodyga-Uhl
NAAOP invited Regina Weger, President, Products and Services, Hanger, Inc. and Lisa Lodyga-Uhl, Vice President, Chief Diversity &...
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Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Senate Introduces S. 2556:Â Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act
The Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act has been introduced in the United States Senate and referred to the...
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Aug 2, 20212 min read
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