August 2022 Update
Maggie Baumer and 2022 Fellows visit O&P facilities on July 21,2022
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On Thursday, July 21st, NAAOP President, Maggie Baumer, traveled to Washington, DC to meet with our 2022 George and Dena Breece fellows, Lucas Deluca and Nikki Grace-Strader. Each summer, part of the fellowship itinerary includes a visit or visits to local orthotic and prosthetic clinical care settings so that our fellows get the opportunity to see the world of O&P through a provider lens. During this year’s visit, the two fellows accompanied Maggie to the National Rehabilitation Hospital to meet … read more
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Virtual Congressional Advocacy Day: In late July, the two Breece Fellows this summer will take a lead role in organizing the NAAOP virtual Congressional “Fly-In” to encourage Congress to pass the Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act (H.R. 1990 and S. 2556) and to educate policy makers on impending policy issues involving osseointegration. The Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act would accomplish key priorities for the orthotic and prosthetic profession which would help distinguish O&P clinical care from durable medical equipment (DME): … read more
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Breece Fellowship: After a 2-year delay due to the pandemic, NAAOP is excited to announce that Nikki Grace-Strader has started her tenure in Washington, DC, as an NAAOP 2022 Breece Fellow. Nikki will spend 10 weeks in DC and another Breece Fellow, Lucas Deluca, will start in DC for an abbreviated fellowship in July. Fellows will spend time shadowing Peter Thomas, NAAOP General Counsel and O&P Alliance Counsel, learning about advocacy and policy issues impacting orthotics and prosthetics, as well … read more