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Challenges Confront Second Session of 118th Congress as New NAAOP Leaders Take the Helm
2024 signals the start of the second session of the 118th Congress and the challenges before it are daunting. At the same time, NAAOP...
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Jan 14, 20242 min read


New Medicare Orthotics Regulation Final Rule
CMS released this week the CY 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment final rule (“Final Rule”), which contains a section codifying the...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read


New Officers and O&P Policy Developments
NAAOP Announces New Officers and O&P Policy Developments NAAOP announced its new officers, effective January 1, 2024, which include the...
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Sep 21, 20232 min read


NAAOP Webinar: Challenging Medicare Advantage Denials (recorded 7-27-2023)
NAAOP presented on new regulations that O&P practitioners can use to challenge denials of O&P care by Medicare Advantage plans. The...
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Aug 7, 20231 min read


O&P Legislative and Regulatory Agenda Advances as Breece Fellowship Comes to a Close
As the 2023 Breece Fellowship comes to a close, NAAOP is proud to congratulate Kate Ketelhohn for a very productive summer and a...
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Aug 7, 20232 min read
Busy June Sets the Stage for Active July
NAAOP heads into an active July with its annual Virtual Congressional Fly-In planned for July 18th and a webinar on new Medicare...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read


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


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


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


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


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
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
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
NAAOP Welcomes Second Breece Fellow for Summer Advocacy
Virtual Congressional Advocacy Day: 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
June 2022 Update
Breece Fellowship: 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
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
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
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
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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