The Future of Orthopaedic Practice in America

Elizabeth Fassbender

During the 2017 Annual Meeting symposium, "American Orthopaedic Practice: Where Are We Headed" introduced by Immediate Past-President Gerald R. Williams Jr, MD, experts examined the evolving state of health care in the United States, including efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and newer payment models. According to Thomas C. Barber, MD, the ACA included a number of basic insurance reforms as well as innovation, mandates, subsidies, and taxes.

Are New Requirements Coming for DME Providers?

Shreyasi Deb, PhD, MBA

On Jan. 12, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule (Establishment of Special Payment Provisions and Requirements for Qualified Practitioners and Qualified Suppliers of Prosthetics and Custom Fabricated Orthotics [CMS-6012-P]) to establish qualifications that providers and suppliers must meet to furnish, fabricate, or bill for custom-fabricated orthotics under Medicare.

Second Look – Advocacy

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