Legislation / Policy
Last Updated: May 16
News from The O&P EDGE
- NAAOP Alert: President’s Budget Released; No Cuts Slated for O&P NAAOP has issued a legislative alert announcing that the president has released his fiscal year 2014 budget. No budget cuts are slated for O&P in either the president's budget nor the House or Senate budget at this time.
- NAAOP Releases Statement of Position on AOPA’s HHS, CMS Lawsuit
- NAAOP Releases Webcast about Physician Documentation
- CMS Announces PECOS Phase 2 Ordering/Referring Physician Denial Edits Delay
- CMS Updates DMEPOS ADR Limits
- CMS Provides Q&A on FFS Sequestration Cuts
- Jurisdiction A to Conduct Review of AFO Billing
- Medicare Enrollment Period Extended for DMEPOS Suppliers
- Senate Bills Introduced to Fund O&P Research and Education
- CMS Announces 2 Percent Payment Reduction
- NAAOP Webcast Outlines the Effects of the Sequester on Medicare O&P
- CMS to Hold DMEPOS HCPCS Public Meeting
- HHS Issues Final Rule on Essential Health Benefits
- Prosthetics Fairness Bill Introduced in Kentucky
- NAAOP Update: Major Decisions Ahead Could Impact O&P
- NAAOP Releases Webcast about Debt Talks, Medicaid Expansion, and O&P Reimbursement
- CMS Expands Competitive Bidding, Announces Round 2 Implementation Date
- NAS to Conduct Lower-Limb Prosthesis Prepayment Review
- Enforcement of HIPAA Transaction Rules Delayed
- New HIPAA/HITECH Regulations Released


