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AOPA Unequivocally Renews its Support of Efforts to Combat Fraud and Abuse through Improper Orthotic and Prosthetic Care

AOPA Unequivocally Renews its Support of Efforts to Combat Fraud and Abuse through Improper Orthotic and Prosthetic Care News provided by Share this article Share this article ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), founded in 1917, represents more than 2,000 patient care facilities and businesses that manufacture, distribute, design, fabricate, fit, and supervise the use of orthoses (orthopedic braces) and prostheses (artificial limbs). In April 2019, following an extensive investigation dubbed Operation Brace Yourself, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a series of criminal indictments that identified more than $1.2 billion in losses to the Medicare program through the fraudulent provision of orthoses. The fraudulent activity relied heavily on the use of lead generation and advertising strategies to arrange the shipment of one or more orthoses to Medicare beneficiaries without providing any evaluation or

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