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AOPA Announces 2021 Board of Directors
Alexandria, VA (December 1, 2020) – Today, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) announced its 2021 Board of Directors. The Executive Committee will consist of Traci Dralle, CFm who...AOPA Asks that O&P Providers be Among First to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Today, AOPA sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services urging them to include O&P providers among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. In addition, AOPA...Medicare to Allow Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to Certify the Medical Need for Diabetic Shoes in Limited Circumstances
AOPA, in collaboration with other healthcare organizations, has actively supported the inclusion of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to serve as certifying practitioners under the Medicare diabetic shoe...CMS Announces Single Payment Amounts for Medicare Competitive Bidding of OTS Knee and OTS Spinal Orthoses
On October 27, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Single Payment Amounts (SPAs) for select Off-the-Shelf (OTS) knee and OTS spinal orthosis codes included in...2021 Medicare O&P Fee Schedule Update
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an update on the economic factors that are used to calculate the Medicare O&P fee schedule. The annual Medicare fee...Important Information on Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Program
Congress has passed a short-term spending bill to keep government programs operating at 2020 funding levels through December 11. Included in the 115-page bill are important revisions to the Medicare...AFO/KAFO Policy Article Revision
Recently, AOPA asked the DME MACs to clarify this existing language in the AFO/KAFO Policy Article related to custom fabricated braces: In addition, if the item is custom fabricated, a...COVID-19 Update: Provider Relief Fund Reporting
On September 19, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released guidance articulating how to account for lost revenues and expenses and addressing recipient reporting requirements for those...The 2020 American Orthotic and Prosthetic Annual National Assembly Begins This Week
Washington, DC – The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) will virtually host 1,000 orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic professionals for the 2020 AOPA Virtual National Assembly starting tomorrow, September 9-12.