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AOPA Holds Press Event on the “Amputee Tech Gap”
On October 19, AOPA hosted a press event at the National Press Club in Washington DC, to share the important research from the RAND Corporation on the economic value of advanced prosthetics....RAND Corporation Study: “Tech Gap” Puts U.S. Amputees At Greater Risk Of Injury, Death As Medicare, Private Payers Deny Access To Newer Artificial Limbs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. amputees are facing a “tech gap” in which Medicare and private health insurers deny access to new microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) that are only slightly more expensive…
VA Proposed Rule Includes Troubling Provision Restricting Veterans’ Ability to Receive Care from Their Chosen Provider
The October 16, 2017 Federal Register included a proposed rule published by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that intends to “reorganize and update the current regulations related to prosthetic...
Short-Term Health Insurance, End of Subsidies Paid to Health Insurers—What Does It Mean to You and Your Patients?
On October 12, President Trump undertook a non-legislative overhaul of the country’s healthcare insurance program, and some significant administrative ‘repeal’ of the Affordable Care Act. Two major executive actions comprise...AOPA and APMA Send Letter to CMS Administrator Regarding A5513 Coding
On Friday, September 29, 2017 AOPA and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) sent a joint letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma expressing their concern about the recent DME MAC...CMS Withdraws BIPA 427 Proposed Rule
On October 3, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it has withdrawn the proposed rule that represented the first step in creating regulations that would implement...Update on the Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill
We know that all AOPA members are very interested in all health care reform efforts, as they have the potential to impact both the patients we serve, and how AOPA...
Highlights from the 2017 O&P World Congress
AOPA’s Centennial Celebration and World Congress in Las Vegas set a new record with over 2,500 attendees! Exhibitors and attendees came from 41 countries, making it a truly global event....RAND Study: Economic Value of Advanced Transfemoral Prosthetics
Washington, DC – In light of cost-cutting pressure from payers, in particular Medicare where total payments for prosthetics declined 15% during the 2010-14 period despite advances in technologies, and a…
99th Annual AOPA National Assembly Coming to Boston, Sept. 8-11
WASHINGTON, D.C – The 99th Annual AOPA National Assembly is coming to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. The Annual Assembly is the highlight of the year for the…