CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE
April 8, 2022
Joint Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Delivery Models of O&P Care
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NAAOP Announces Webinar Series NAAOP will host two webinars, one in May and one in June addressing audit-ready patient files and how to win appeals. The webinars will be free of charge as a member benefit. Non-members are encouraged to join NAAOP and participate. Active Q&A will be encouraged during both webinars. Please join us for this informative webinar series! Webinar I: Creating an Audit-Ready Patient File for O&P Claims Date: May 25, 2022 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, Eastern … read more
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Joint Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Delivery Models of O&P Care This week, NAAOP, in conjunction with its O&P Alliance partners, AAOP, AOPA, BOC, and ABC, issued a joint statement on direct-to-consumer delivery models for custom orthotic and prosthetic care. The full consensus statement can be read here. NAAOP believes that the provision of limb prostheses and custom-fabricated and custom-fitted orthoses to individuals with limb loss or limb difference requires care from a trained clinician following a prescription from a treating medical … read more
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NAAOP O&P Capitol Hill Update for March 2022 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued two new regulations that impact patient access to orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) care, one on benefit category determinations (BCDs) and pricing decisions and one on prior authorization (PA). The first regulation improves the process for CMS to make BCDs and pricing decisions on new O&P technologies. The Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Work Group at CMS will now make these … read more