About NAAOP
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics is a non-profit trade association dedicated to promoting public policy that supports the interests of the O&P community. Since 1987, the NAAOP has helped to shape positive results in healthcare legislation and regulation through strong government relations advocacy and education of policymakers. The NAAOP also provides O&P patients, practitioners and business owner members with ongoing representation in Washington.
Congressional Updates
On August 5th, NAAOP will play host to an informational luncheon to discuss Medicare amputee patients' transitions of care. This luncheon meeting was stimulated by the “capstone project” for the 2026 Breece Fellow, Elijah Brummond, and will include sister O&P organizations as well as other stakeholders in the amputee continuum of care. Many non-traditional stakeholders will join the meeting, including representatives from the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the American Hospital Association, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Society for Vascular Surgery, the American Podiatric Medical Association, and many more.
Preliminary research indicates that only 30% of lower limb amputees on Medicare use…
