On April 24, 2013, CMS announced that Medlearn Matters Article SE1213 had been revised to remove a statement that indicated that a prosthesis could be replaced without a new order...
CMS has announced that Phase 2 of the PECOS edits for ordering/referring physicians is now delayed and a new effective date has not been announced. Claims where there is no...
Noridian Administrative Services, LLC, the Jurisdiction D DME MAC has recently released results of two ongoing widespread pre-payment reviews; one for diabetic shoes described by A5500 and the other for...
ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 22, 2013 – The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) is leading a coalition to provide access to care for uninsured/underinsured amputee victims of the Boston Marathon...
In an April 19, 2013 letter to Inspector General Daniel Levinson and Deputy Inspector General for Evaluation Stuart Wright, AOPA addressed several concerns regarding assertions that were made in the...
AOPA’s counsel on CMS matters, Tom Mills of the law firm Winston and Strawn, has issued a second letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius and CMS Acting Administrator Tavenner again seeking...
Those who attended the AOPA Policy Forum March 12-13 started the effort in their Congressional visits to persuade their Representatives to sign-on to a letter from Rep Duckworth (D-IL) and...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will implement Phase 2 of the PECOS referring/ordering physician edits for claims submitted on or after May 1,...
There is an upcoming Regional SBA Hearing being held in Seattle, WA on June 6th titled "Regulatory Fairness Hearing for Small Business.” AOPA will be testifying on behalf of our...
AOPA Executive Director, Tom Fise, brought the Board of Directors up to date in a recent email on how AOPA members attending the Policy Forum took the lead in urging...
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