O&P bill tackles accreditation, audit issues
03/27/2015Theresa FlahertyWASHINGTON – Lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate introduced bills last week that seek to apply accreditation and licensure requirements to O&P providers...
View ArticleLawmakers weigh in on O&P
‘Get this done,’ agrees AOPA05/29/2015Theresa FlahertyWASHINGTON – Lawmakers recently sent a letter to CMS demanding the agency enforce long-established O&P licensure and certification...
View ArticleProposed changes to lower limb policy ‘race to bottom’
07/24/2015Theresa FlahertyBALTIMORE – Proposed changes to coverage requirements for prostheses could severely limit the number of patients who could gain the greatest mobility, say O&P...
View ArticleProsthetic community ups ante
‘Get your hands off my legs’08/28/2015Theresa FlahertyLINTHICUM, Md. – O&P stakeholders commented at a public hearing, staged a protest and participated in a high-stakes meeting with CMS, all in...
View ArticlePresident proposes bidding for O&P
Plan for fiscal year 2017 also includes urologicals, ostomy and inhalation drugs03/21/2016Theresa FlahertyWASHINGTON – Stakeholders say they’ll stay vigilant, but the president’s proposed plan to...
View ArticlePrivate payers ‘exploit’ O&P changes
04/22/2016Theresa FlahertyWASHINGTON – It’s no surprise to O&P stakeholders that private payers are picking up on a widely criticized proposed rule by Medicare to deny coverage for prosthetic...
View ArticleCoding project reveals outdated guidelines
10/20/2017Theresa FlahertyWASHINGTON – A coding redetermination project for custom diabetic inserts could be a sign of the times, where guidelines don’t keep pace with technology.In August, the...
View ArticleAOPA’s Fise to step down
04/04/2018HME News StaffALEXANDRIA, Va. – Tom Fise will step down from his role as executive director of the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association when his contract expires at the end of 2018....
View ArticleMedPAC report takes CMS to task on orthotics
06/29/2018Theresa FlahertyWASHINGTON – Although industry stakeholders disagree with a recent MedPAC recommendation to include off-the-shelf orthotics in Medicare’s competitive bidding program, a recent...
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