An Important Update on the Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act

Take a few minutes to get an important new update on where things stand with the Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act from AOPA's Executive Director, Eve Lee, MBA, CAE. [video...

Orthotic and Prosthetic Foundations Merge

September 30, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPERF Contact: Manisha S. Bhaskar mbhaskar@operf.org Tel: (202) 380-3663\ COPL Contact: Joy Burwell jburwell@AOPAnet.org Tel: (571) 431-0817 Orthotic and Prosthetic Foundations Merge Leading foundations...

CO-261 Claim Rejections Resolved

Several AOPA members had reported having an issue with select lower limb prosthetic claims being rejected with the remark code CO-261 (The procedure or service is inconsistent with the patient’s...

AOPA Working to Help Kids Move

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the groundbreaking U.S. civil rights legislation – signed into law on July 26th, 1990 – that prohibits discrimination...

American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association urges action during annual Policy Forum

Washington, DC – The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), will ask Congress to act on proposals that will improve the orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) profession and the lives of…

AOPA Impacts CMS Guidance Regarding Medicare Prior Authorization for Emergent Need Orthoses

In January 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the expansion of the Medicare prior authorization program to include the following five spinal and knee orthosis codes,...

Joint Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Delivery Models of O&P Care

This week, AOPA, in conjunction with its O&P Alliance partners, AAOP, ABC, BOC, and NAAOP, issued a joint statement on direct-to-consumer delivery models for custom orthotic and prosthetic care.  The...

DME MAC/PDAC Correct Coding Bulletin on Upper Extremity Prostheses

On Thursday, March 31 the DME MACs and the PDAC released a comprehensive correct coding bulletin for all Upper Extremity Prostheses (UEP).  In the bulletin they stated that the correct...

AOPA Celebrates Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month By Profiling Members

Alexandria, VA (March 31, 2022) - April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month (LLLDAM), an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital need to support efforts that advance...

AOPA Re-imagined

The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association today announced its re-imagined brand, vision, mission, and strategic priorities that better align with its work and goals. To appropriately represent the desired future for...