Bill Would Stop Medicare Payments To Unlicensed Orthotics Providers
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Reps. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Pa., and Mike Thompson, D-Calif., have introduced legislation banning CMS from reimbursing unaccredited or unlicensed orthotics and prosthetics providers. The bill comes after a report, commissioned by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association, showed that CMS’ efforts to eliminate payments to unlicensed providers have been ineffective.