A New Year: A New Congressional Agenda
NAAOP
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Collection
Title:
A New Year: A New Congressional Agenda
Creator:
NAAOP
Date:
1/10/2014
Text:
Please view the video webcast on the link below and our 2014 Government
Relations update.
A New Year, A New Congressional Agenda
( <URL Redacted>)
With legislative action on health care programs in 2014 comes threats and
opportunities for the orthotic and prosthetic profession. To offset the cost
of a permanent fix to the Medicare physician fee schedule problem, Congress
will be looking to reduce Medicare costs in other areas. O&P-as well as all
providers-will be scrutinized as this debate occurs. On the other hand,
passage of a Medicare or other major bill offers the opportunity to attach
favorable legislation to that bill as it moves through Congress. NAAOP is
focused on three bills as the Second Session of the 113th Congress convenes:
1. The Injury and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 3408) would create a
list of rights that would be posted on the VA website as well as in every
VA O&P clinical across the country. The bill is intended to educate veterans
of their rights to quality patient care under the VA health system,
including the right to appropriate O&P technology, choice of O&P
practitioner, and other important rights.
2. The Medicare O&P Improvement Act (H.R. 3112) would link the
qualifications of O&P providers and suppliers with the ability to be paid by
Medicare. The bill bolsters reliance on O&P licensure and accreditation by
ABC, BOC and essentially equivalent accreditors. The bill seeks to reduce
fraud, abuse, and overpayments while improving the quality of O&P patient
care.
3. The Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act (H.R. 3020) would prohibit
arbitrary exclusions and limitations in O&P benefits in private insurance
plans. The bill would not mandate coverage of O&P care, but if a plan
provides care, it would require that the same limits and exclusions apply to
O&P as apply to all medical and surgical benefits covered under the plan.
2014 will be another extraordinary year on Capitol Hill and NAAOP will be at
the forefront on behalf of the O&P profession. Our membership enables us to
be active participants in the political and policy-making process on behalf
of O&P professionals and the patients they serve.
Please visit our website at: www.naaop.org
NAAOP
1501 M Street, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-1700
e-mail: <Email Address Redacted>
(800) 622-6740
(202) 624-0064 Phone
(202) 785-1756 Fax
www.naaop.org
Relations update.
A New Year, A New Congressional Agenda
( <URL Redacted>)
With legislative action on health care programs in 2014 comes threats and
opportunities for the orthotic and prosthetic profession. To offset the cost
of a permanent fix to the Medicare physician fee schedule problem, Congress
will be looking to reduce Medicare costs in other areas. O&P-as well as all
providers-will be scrutinized as this debate occurs. On the other hand,
passage of a Medicare or other major bill offers the opportunity to attach
favorable legislation to that bill as it moves through Congress. NAAOP is
focused on three bills as the Second Session of the 113th Congress convenes:
1. The Injury and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 3408) would create a
list of rights that would be posted on the VA website as well as in every
VA O&P clinical across the country. The bill is intended to educate veterans
of their rights to quality patient care under the VA health system,
including the right to appropriate O&P technology, choice of O&P
practitioner, and other important rights.
2. The Medicare O&P Improvement Act (H.R. 3112) would link the
qualifications of O&P providers and suppliers with the ability to be paid by
Medicare. The bill bolsters reliance on O&P licensure and accreditation by
ABC, BOC and essentially equivalent accreditors. The bill seeks to reduce
fraud, abuse, and overpayments while improving the quality of O&P patient
care.
3. The Insurance Fairness for Amputees Act (H.R. 3020) would prohibit
arbitrary exclusions and limitations in O&P benefits in private insurance
plans. The bill would not mandate coverage of O&P care, but if a plan
provides care, it would require that the same limits and exclusions apply to
O&P as apply to all medical and surgical benefits covered under the plan.
2014 will be another extraordinary year on Capitol Hill and NAAOP will be at
the forefront on behalf of the O&P profession. Our membership enables us to
be active participants in the political and policy-making process on behalf
of O&P professionals and the patients they serve.
Please visit our website at: www.naaop.org
NAAOP
1501 M Street, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-1700
e-mail: <Email Address Redacted>
(800) 622-6740
(202) 624-0064 Phone
(202) 785-1756 Fax
www.naaop.org
Citation
NAAOP, “A New Year: A New Congressional Agenda,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 22, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/235912.
