The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) announced that it testified during the June 21, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Regulatory Fairness hearing held in Davenport, Iowa. AOPA’s
presented by its president Thomas F. Kirk, PhD, discussed the issues of constricted cash flow in small O&P businesses, resulting in job losses and business closures, as a result of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contractor actions.
This was the second time in two weeks that AOPA testified before the national ombudsman, who assists small businesses with unfair and excessive regulatory enforcement by federal agencies including repetitive audits or investigations, excessive fines, penalties, retaliation or other unfair regulatory enforcement action.
AOPA’s
first testimony detailed the unfair and unauthorized actions of CMS, primarily via the actions of its Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audits and Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) relating to audit practices and physician documentation requirements.
