Legislation / Policy
Last Updated: Feb 25
News from The O&P EDGE
- NAAOP Update: 2014 Election Overview and Implications On November 11, the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) released a statement regarding the 2014 midterm elections overview and implications.
- FDA Says It Will Regulate Robotic Exoskeletons
- NAAOP Releases Webcast: What to Expect from Congress in the Next Two Months, Including O&P Impact
- HHS Outlines Shift from Medicare FFS to “Value” Model
- New CMS Rules Increase Medicare Provider Oversight
- CMS Allows Extension for ADR Responses
- “Minimal Self-Adjustment” for OTS Orthoses Not Defined in Final Rule
- NAAOP Webcast: Expect Continued Delays in Medicare O&P ALJ Hearings
- OMHA Implements Pilot Programs as Alternatives to ALJ Hearings
- GAO Report: CMS Needs to Do More to Prevent Duplicative Audits
- President Signs Veterans Access to Care Act
- Bundled Payments for Care Initiative Gains Increased Interest
- CMS Finalizes ICD-10 Compliance Date
- NAAOP Webcast: VA Victory on Private Contracting, Medicare Prior Authorization, and OTS Orthotics
- NAAOP Alert: VA Victory on Private Contracting of O&P Care
- DME MACs Release “Dear Physician Letter” Related to EHRs and Addenda
- CMS Proposed Rule Seeks to Update the Definition of “Minimal Self-Adjustment,” Adjust DMEPOS Fee Schedule
- CMS Hosting DMEPOS Prior Authorization Forum
- CMS Announces Public Comment Process on Requests to Discontinue Level II HCPCS Codes
- O&P Excluded From Proposed Post-Acute Care Bundling Legislation