Tag: National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics
O&P stakeholders push legislative priorities, honor professionals
July 27, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., joined more than 30 stakeholders, advocates and leaders from around the orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) profession at the offices of Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC in Washington, D.C., as part of the second annual in-person legislative fly-in hosted by the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) and sponsored by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Group of America (OPGA). Duckworth is an introducing sponsor of...
Lawmakers reintroduce O&P bill in Congress
November 6, 2013HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) is calling on members to support the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights recently reintroduced in Congress. The bill would require the Veterans Affairs to post online and in clinics the rights of veterans to quality orthotic and prosthetic care, including the right to appropriate technology, a second opinion, a spare prosthesis or orthosis, and their choice of practitioner. “We're hopeful...