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Congress Set to Mark-Up Health Care Reform Legislation in July
What does this all mean for the O&P profession?
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Nine Weeks of Intensive Efforts Underscore Health Care Reform Debate
By the time of the congressional recess beginning in early August, five major House and Senate committees are expected to introduce and mark-up legislation reforming the nation’s health care system, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs, culminating in House and Senate floor action in late July and early August.
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NAAOP Advances Veterans Bill of Rights and O&P Parity Legislation
NAAOP leaders met with key U.S. House of Representative members in April to advance major federal legislation for users of orthotics and prosthetics and the providers who serve them.
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NAAOP exists because patients do not always receive the O&P care they deserve due to various government policies.  

Our story of advocacy, education, and unity has shaped a 22-year history of positive results in healthcare legislation and regulation.  NAAOP invites all those participating in comprehensive O&P patient care to become informed, involved, and join in our mission to educate the public and promote public policy that is clearly in the interest of the O&P patient. 

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GET INFORMED
“NAAOP’s primary focus is the federal government and the policy making agenda in our nation’s capital, however there is a confluence of issues that are federal and state in nature and we must go forward making sure that no federal policy has negative influences on the state.”
Peter W. Thomas, General Counsel, NAAOP

GET INVOLVED
“Our members are O&P professionals who care enough about their patient's well being to commit beyond their daily efforts in professional O&P patient care to become involved in promoting public policy that is in the interest of their patients.”
Tom Guth, CP, President, NAAOP

JOIN US
“I’d like to encourage folks in the O&P profession, those who practice, those who manufacture, those who want to be a part of a group that always puts the patient first, to consider joining NAAOP.”
George W. Breece, Executive Director, NAAOP