Impact of Court Rulings on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

AOPA is aware of and is closely following recent state and federal court rulings that will impact the ability of the Federal Government to implement COVID-19 vaccine requirements for large...

AOPA Announces 2022 Board of Directors

Alexandria, VA – Today, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) announced its 2022 Board of Directors. The Executive Committee will consist of Dave McGill who assumes the role of…

CMS and OSHA Release Interim Final Rules Regarding Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released separate, but complementary regulations that will establish COVID-19 vaccination...

Medicare O&P Fee Schedule Set for its Largest Annual Increase in Over 30 Years

While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has not officially released it, the 2022 O&P Medicare fee schedule is expected to be increased by 5.1%, this is larger...

AOPA Monitoring of and Communication with Government Officials Regarding the Release of Proposed Rules that will Require COVID-19 Vaccination

On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) would be issuing independent Interim...

2021 COPL Pilot Grant Recipients Announced

The Board of Directors of the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) and the Center for Orthotic and Prosthetic Learning and Outcomes/Evidence-Based Practice (COPL) has selected its 2021 COPL Pilot...

AOPA Statement on COVID-19 Vaccines for O&P Profession

In anticipation of regulatory requirements by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expected in mid to late October, along with the availability of...

White House COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Announcement FAQs

As part of President Biden’s “Path Out of the Pandemic” Plan, the White House announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for all Medicare and Medicaid providers. Because of this...

We Need Your Help, Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act Introduced in Senate

Hopefully you saw that late last week, the Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act (S. 2556) was introduced in the Senate. This bipartisan legislation would improve access to, and quality of,...

AOPA Applauds Introduction of the Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act in the Senate

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced S. 2556, the “Medicare Orthotics…