Election Results Set Stage for Health Care Policy Changes

2020 Election: President-Elect Biden’s win in the 2020 election was muted by weeks of controversy over vote counts and legal challenges but the transition to a Biden Administration is now underway. The expected “blue wave” did not materialize as some expected, with Democrats losing several seats in the House, making the 117th Congress one of the slimmest Democratic margins in recent memory. Senate Republicans lost one seat and retain control of that chamber to date, but two runoff elections scheduled … read more

Health Care on the Ballot as America Votes

Health care is playing an outsized role as the 2020 election is underway and the Senate is poised to install a 6-3 conservative majority days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). President Trump and former Vice President Biden face off on November 3rd but the election is already well underway.  At the time of this writing, early 18 million people have already voted in states that permit early voting.  Turnout … read more

Major Bills Introduced and Policies Advanced as COVID-19 Drags On

Significant developments occurred over the past several weeks impacting the orthotics and prosthetics community including the following: Introduction of Senate Bill 4503: Senators Daines (R-MT), Warner (D-VA), Cassidy (R-LA), Duckworth (D-IL), and Cornyn (R-TX) and introduced S. 4503, a companion bill to H.R. 5262, the Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act of 2020.  This long-awaited legislation is bipartisan, mirrors the House version of the bill, and provides the O&P community with a legislative goal in the Senate. S. 4503 separates DME … read more