Major Policy Priorities Confront O&P
Major public policies that impact orthotics and prosthetics were in play during the month of March including the following: ACA Repeal and Replace Falters: House Republicans were unable to...
View ArticleAs ACA Repeal Vote Looms, O&P Issues Progress
The House continues to struggle to achieve enough votes within the Republican Party to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Despite extensive...
View ArticleVA Bill of Rights Reintroduced: Help Build Support!
NAAOP is pleased to announce that the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights has been reintroduced in the 115th Congress as H.R. 2322! We thank Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and several...
View ArticleO&P Legislative Call to Action! Help Build Support for O&P Priorities
In the wake of the O&P Policy Forum in Washington, DC, organized by AOPA, we ask all NAAOP members and friends to write to their Congressman and/or Senators to seek cosponsors for two important...
View ArticleSPECIAL ALERT: Senate Health Reform Bill and Congressional Briefing
The Senate is scheduled to vote this week on its ACA Repeal and Replace legislation which was released in draft form on Thursday. The bill would undermine essential health benefit coverage, including...
View ArticleCongressional Briefing on the Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation
Please see linked below the video to the entire one-hour Congressional Briefing on the Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices in America’s Healthcare System held on earlier this...
View ArticleMajor Legislative Developments Impact O&P Care
Two major legislative efforts impacted orthotics and prosthetics in July as the House adjourned for their August recess and the Senate delayed their break to proceed to critical votes on other...
View ArticleCongress Returns to Packed Legislative Agenda
Congress Returns to Packed Legislative Agenda As Congress returns to Washington in the month of September, it faces a daunting set of challenges. The federal debt limit needs to be increased in order...
View ArticleBIPA Section 427 Update and Other Health Care Developments
There were significant developments on health care issues this month, both broad and narrowly focused on O&P Care. First off, the Senate was not able to muster a majority to pass the so-called...
View ArticleVA Choice of Practitioner and Medicare Competitive Bidding
Two major issues are heating up in Washington, veterans’ right to choose their O&P practitioner and Medicare competitive bidding of an expanded range of durable medical equipment, prosthetics,...
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