2012 and O&P
NAAOP
Description
Collection
Title:
2012 and O&P
Creator:
NAAOP
Date:
1/11/2012
Text:
As challenging as 2011 was in terms of Congress' work to address our
nation's long term debt as well as fiscal problems with the Medicare program
and implementation of the health care reform regulations, 2012 promises to
be just as difficult.
. Medicare: NAAOP will continue to work closely this year with our fellow
members of the O&P Alliance to protect the Medicare O&P fee schedule from
being used to offset the cost of other Medicare spending. We will also
continue our joint advocacy to link O&P practitioner and supplier
qualifications with Medicare payment in order to limit fraud and abuse and
improve quality care.
. Essential Health Benefits: NAAOP will continue to make the case for
inclusion of orthotics and prosthetics in the essential health benefits
package that all private health plans will have to offer in 2014, assuming
the health reform law is not overturned.
. Separation of DME and O&P: NAAOP will continue to press the case for a
separate definition of O&P from DME in all private health plans, leading to
separate treatment of these two distinct benefits. We will also continue our
long-standing efforts to have CMS recognize the separation of O&P from DME
in all Medicare regulations.
. Veterans Bill of Rights: As the VA contemplates major changes in the way
veterans receive O&P care, it has never been more important to enact the
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights. Passed in the House of
Representatives as H.R. 5428 in December 2010, this bill has been
reintroduced as H.R. 805 in the 112th Congress.
Your continued support has enabled NAAOP to be on the front lines of these
important issues and we cannot thank you enough. We truly appreciate your
longstanding contributions to NAAOP, financially and through your direct
involvement in advocacy.
Thank you again for your continued support and your membership in NAAOP.
Sincerely,
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO, FAAOP
President
George W. Breece
Executive Director
Peter W. Thomas
General Counsel
Visit our website:
www.naaop.org
nation's long term debt as well as fiscal problems with the Medicare program
and implementation of the health care reform regulations, 2012 promises to
be just as difficult.
. Medicare: NAAOP will continue to work closely this year with our fellow
members of the O&P Alliance to protect the Medicare O&P fee schedule from
being used to offset the cost of other Medicare spending. We will also
continue our joint advocacy to link O&P practitioner and supplier
qualifications with Medicare payment in order to limit fraud and abuse and
improve quality care.
. Essential Health Benefits: NAAOP will continue to make the case for
inclusion of orthotics and prosthetics in the essential health benefits
package that all private health plans will have to offer in 2014, assuming
the health reform law is not overturned.
. Separation of DME and O&P: NAAOP will continue to press the case for a
separate definition of O&P from DME in all private health plans, leading to
separate treatment of these two distinct benefits. We will also continue our
long-standing efforts to have CMS recognize the separation of O&P from DME
in all Medicare regulations.
. Veterans Bill of Rights: As the VA contemplates major changes in the way
veterans receive O&P care, it has never been more important to enact the
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights. Passed in the House of
Representatives as H.R. 5428 in December 2010, this bill has been
reintroduced as H.R. 805 in the 112th Congress.
Your continued support has enabled NAAOP to be on the front lines of these
important issues and we cannot thank you enough. We truly appreciate your
longstanding contributions to NAAOP, financially and through your direct
involvement in advocacy.
Thank you again for your continued support and your membership in NAAOP.
Sincerely,
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO, FAAOP
President
George W. Breece
Executive Director
Peter W. Thomas
General Counsel
Visit our website:
www.naaop.org
Citation
NAAOP, “2012 and O&P,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233221.
