So that we can appropriately advise our members in the most timeliest fashion possible, the AOPA staff continually monitors the Medicare competitive bidding website, for updates on the next round of Medicare competitive...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently released their final determinations from the First Biannual 2026 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code application meetings. The final...
CMS Expands its Prior Authorization Program The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that three spinal orthoses (L0456, L0457 and L0486) and one knee orthoses (L1833) will require...
The DME MACs recently released some revisions to the Lower Limb Prostheses Policy Article. The majority of the revisions were clerical in nature, however there was one change which may...
In December 2025 we informed you that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) had outlined the pathway for the next round of Medicare Competitive Bidding for Durable Medical Equipment,...
The Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form is subject to re-approval and renewal every three years, and the current version of the ABN was approved in 2023 and expired...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced. that the following five O&P HCPCS codes will require Medicare Prior Authorization nationwide for claims with a date of service...
Last night, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and Services (CMS) released the 2026 Medicare DMEPOS Fee Schedule. In 2026, the CPI-U of 2.7% will be reduced by the Productivity...
AOPA is excited to share an important development in Medicare policy. After nearly two years of persistent engagement following our initial formal LCD reconsideration request in 2023, the DME MACs...
On Friday, November 28th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published Final Rule CMS-1828-F which included provisions that outlined updates to Medicare DMEPOS competitive bidding programs, Medicare DMEPOS...
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