Orthotic and Prosthetic Community to Congress: Help Us Restore Lives of Those Living with Limb Loss and Impairment American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association urges action during annual Policy Forum Washington, DC (May 7, 2019) – The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), will ask Congress to act on proposals that will improve the orthotic and […]
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Call for Volunteers
May 2, 2019 at 2:04 pm
AOPA Wants YOU! Build your network. Advance your career. Give back to the profession. Volunteer for a Committee and/or Workgroup. The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) has opened its annual call for volunteers and we need your talent. Employees of all AOPA member companies are invited to serve on one of AOPA’s Committees and/or […]
Statement from Eve Lee, Executive Director of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association on DOJ Operation Brace Yourself
April 10, 2019 at 4:34 pm
ALEXANDRIA, VA – April 10, 2019 – On March 28, 2019, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) released a statement strongly criticizing the use of lead generation marketing to deliver orthotic devices to patients covered by Medicare or other insurances. This practice puts patients at risk as it does not provide clinical care by […]
Important Update Regarding RAC Announcement On Audit of L5845 – Issue Has Been Removed from the RAC Website
May 1, 2017 at 3:05 pm
In the April 20, 2017 AOPA in Advance: SmartBrief newsletter, AOPA announced that Performant Recovery, the contractor who serves as the national recovery audit contractor (RAC) for all Medicare DMEPOS, Hospice and Home Health services, had announced that it would begin performing an automated review on claims involving HCPCS code L5845 billed in conjunction with specific […]
Call for Papers for the 2nd AOPA World Congress
November 29, 2016 at 12:05 pm
Gain International Recognition * Advance your Career * Improve Patient Care AOPA has announced the call for papers for the Second O&P World Congress to be held September 6‐9, 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. AOPA is seeking high‐quality educational and research content to set the stage for a broad curriculum of […]
Congress Close to a Deal on Funding of the Federal Government; Modest Potential Impact on O&P and Suspension of Medical Device Excise Tax for Non-O&P in Play
December 17, 2015 at 12:28 pm
On Wednesday, December 16th, President Obama signed a short term spending measure that will allow the Federal government to continue to operate until December 22, allowing Congress to finalize its long anticipated Omnibus appropriations and tax break extender legislation that will fund the Federal government for the remainder of the 2016 fiscal year. Two important […]
2015 National Assembly Thranhardt Award Contenders Announced
June 3, 2015 at 11:18 am
Launched by a gift from J.E. Hanger in memory of Howard R. Thranhardt, CP, the series has become one of the most distinguished honors in the orthotics and prosthetics profession. Attend the 2015 AOPA National Assembly to see the “best of the best” at the award winning Thranhardt Lecture Series. This year’s award contenders are […]
Renewed Hope for Relief from Recent O&P Challenges – Medicare O&P Improvement Act
March 26, 2015 at 3:16 pm
Seldom does a single piece of legislation do so much for a vital segment of patients and healthcare providers as does the new version of the Medicare O&P Improvement Act of 2015 introduced by Sen. Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Warner (D-VA) in the Senate (S. 829). The House bill (H.R. 1530 was introduced by Rep. […]
STUDY: MEDICARE AUDIT “MESS” SURGING AT RATE OF 15,000 NEW APPEALS PER WEEK, AGENCY COULD AVOID RAPIDLY MOUNTING INTEREST PAYMENTS
March 19, 2015 at 1:59 pm
AOPA: More than 100 Small Health Care Providers Already Shut Down Due to Delays and Many More at Risk; No End in Sight to Estimated Backlog of 1.5 Million Appeals Now Languishing. WASHINGTON, D.C.///March 19, 2015///With a massive backlog of Medicare reimbursement appeals by health care providers growing at the alarming rate of 15,000 a […]
Extended Education Sessions available Post Policy Forum
March 11, 2015 at 8:32 am
The 2015 Policy Forum is not only the place to receive the latest legislative and regulatory information from key congressional representatives, AOPA lobbyist and staff, but also the place to receive special business and clinical education as well. Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 5:00 to 8:00 PM (Includes Dinner) Competitive Bidding—Winners, Losers and Determining If You […]