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Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2015
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Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall designate and approve independent accreditation organizations that apply quality standards for suppliers only if they are Boards for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification or essentially equivalent programs. Special payment rules for certain prosthetics and custom-fabricated orthotics are extended to custom-fitted orthotics. Such rules do not apply, however, to off-the-shelf orthotics furnished on or after January 1, 2016, which are included in a competitive acquisition program. Decisions about Medicare coverage of orthotics and prosthetics on or after January 1, 2016, must take into account the complexity of the item as well as supplier qualifications (which do not apply, however, to physicians, occupational therapists, or physical therapists state-licensed to provide such items). Documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist is considered part of the patient's medical record. Requirements for suppliers of orthotics and prosthetics are separated from those for suppliers of durable medical equipment. Orthotists and prosthetists must have a supplier number for Medicare payment to be made. Patients are not liable for payment of furnished orthotics or prosthetics where payment may not be made or where payment is denied. Only the orthotists or prosthetists are liable in such circumstances. Only the patient may make the minimal self-adjustment required to qualify off-the-shelf orthotics for Medicare coverage in a competitive acquisition program.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
IPAB Repeal (HR 1190 / S 141); Medical Liability Reform (HR 4771); Medicare physician payment / SGR (HR 2); Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes (HR 1221 / S 626 / HR 4756); Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform (HR 99, HR 105, HR 494); Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1221 / S 626); Medicaid program integrity (HR 1221 / S 626); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; Electronic Health Records reform (HR 270; S 2425; S 2511); health care provider marketing and advertising (HR 1741); Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / Medicare audit reform (HR 1526, S 2368); Medicare private contracting (HR 1650); public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform (HR 2614); (HR 284 / S 148) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding; Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act (HR 1018; HR 2029); (HR 1192 / S 586) Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6); orthotics / prosthetics accreditation & licensure (S 829 / HR 1530); Medicare diabetes prevention (HR 2102 / S 1131); definition of full-time employees; ICD-10 implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal; liberalizing Medical Loss Ratio requirements (HR 815 / S 1661); budget reform (HR 3660)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
IPAB Repeal (HR 1190 / S 141); Medical Liability Reform (HR 4771); Medicare physician payment / SGR (HR 2); Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes (HR 1221 / S 626 / HR 4756); Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform (HR 99, HR 105, HR 494); Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1221 / S 626); Medicaid program integrity (HR 1221 / S 626); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; Electronic Health Records reform (HR 270; S 2425; S 2511); health care provider marketing and advertising (HR 1741); Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / Medicare audit reform (HR 1526, S 2368); Medicare private contracting (HR 1650); public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform (HR 2614); (HR 284 / S 148) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding; Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act (HR 1018; HR 2029); (HR 1192 / S 586) Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6); orthotics / prosthetics accreditation & licensure (S 829 / HR 1530); Medicare diabetes prevention (HR 2102 / S 1131); definition of full-time employees; ICD-10 implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal; liberalizing Medical Loss Ratio requirements (HR 815 / S 1661); budget reform (HR 3660)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
IPAB Repeal (HR 1190 / S 141); Medical Liability Reform (HR 4771); Medicare physician payment / SGR (HR 2); Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes (HR 1221 / S 626 / HR 4756); Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform (HR 99, HR 105, HR 494); Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1221 / S 626); Medicaid program integrity (HR 1221 / S 626); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; Electronic Health Records reform (HR 270; S 2425; S 2511); health care provider marketing and advertising (HR 1741); Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / Medicare audit reform (HR 1526, S 2368); Medicare private contracting (HR 1650); public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform (HR 2614); (HR 284 / S 148) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding; Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act (HR 1018; HR 2029); (HR 1192 / S 586) Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6); orthotics / prosthetics accreditation & licensure (S 829 / HR 1530); Medicare diabetes prevention (HR 2102 / S 1131); definition of full-time employees; ICD-10 implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal; liberalizing Medical Loss Ratio requirements (HR 815 / S 1661); budget reform (HR 3660)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
IPAB Repeal (HR 1190 / S 141); Medical Liability Reform (HR 4771); Medicare physician payment / SGR (HR 2); Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes (HR 1221 / S 626); Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform (HR 99, HR 105, HR 494); Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1221 / S 626); Medicaid program integrity (HR 1221 / S 626); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; Electronic Health Records reform (HR 270; S 2425; S 2511); health care provider marketing and advertising (HR 1741); Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / Medicare audit reform (HR 1526, S 2368); Medicare private contracting (HR 1650); public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform (HR 2614); (HR 284 / S 148) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding; Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act (HR 1018; HR 2029); (HR 1192 / S 586) Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6); orthotics / prosthetics accreditation & licensure (S 829 / HR 1530); Medicare diabetes prevention (HR 2102 / S 1131); definition of full-time employees; ICD-10 implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal; liberalizing Medical Loss Ratio requirements (HR 815 / S 1661)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
IPAB Repeal (HR 1190 / S 141); Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR (HR 2; HR 1470; S 810); Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform (HR 99, HR 105, HR 494); Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1221 / S 626); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; Electronic Health Records reform (HR 270; S 2425); health care provider marketing and advertising (HR 1741); Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / Medicare audit reform (HR 1526); Medicare private contracting (HR 1650); public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform (HR 2614); (HR 284 / S 148) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding; Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act (HR 1018; HR 2029); (HR 1192 / S 586) Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6); orthotics / prosthetics accreditation & licensure (S 829 / HR 1530); Medicare diabetes prevention (HR 2102 / S 1131); definition of full-time employees; ICD-10 implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal; liberalizing Medical Loss Ratio requirements (HR 815 / S 1661)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
IPAB Repeal (HR 1190 / S 141); Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR (HR 2; HR 1470; S 810); Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform (HR 99, HR 105, HR 494); Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1221 / S 626); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; Electronic Health Records reform (HR 270); health care provider marketing and advertising (HR 1741); Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / Medicare audit reform (HR 1526); Medicare private contracting (HR 1650); public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform (HR 2614); (HR 284 / S 148) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding; Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act (HR 1018); (HR 1192 / S 586) Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6); orthotics / prosthetics accreditation & licensure (S 829 / HR 1530); Medicare diabetes prevention (HR 2102 / S 1131); definition of full-time employees; ICD-10 implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal; liberalizing Medical Loss Ratio requirements (HR 815 / S 1661)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
IPAB Repeal (HR 1190 / S 141); Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR (HR 2; HR 1470; S 810); Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform (HR 99, HR 105, HR 494); Veterans Admin. provider recruitment, retention and reimbursement; Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1221 / S 626); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; Electronic Health Records reform (HR 270); health care provider marketing and advertising (HR 1741); Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / Medicare audit reform (HR 1526); Medicare private contracting (HR 1650); public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform (HR 2614); (HR 284 / S 148) DMEPOS Competitive Bidding; Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act (HR 1018); (HR 1192 / S 586) Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act; 21st Century Cures Act (HR 6); orthotics / prosthetics accreditation & licensure (S 829 / HR 1530); Medicare diabetes prevention (HR 2102 / S 1131); definition of full-time employees; ICD-10 implementation; Affordable Care Act repeal; liberalizing Medical Loss Ratio requirements (HR 815 / S 1661); student loan assistance (HR 1707)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE