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prosthetics, giving presentations to state associations stressing the importance of O&P professionals being involved in the legislative process and helping OPGA members with regulatory issues facing their practice. Ryan will focus on identifying key issues and pieces of health care legislation, deciphering their potential impact on the orthotic and prosthetic profession and providing tips to keep your practice ahead of the curve on regulatory and compliance issues.  </span><br/> <p></p></li> </ul>  <div class="blog-post"> <p class="meta-info"> Monday, April 1, 2013 </p> <h2> <a id="layout_0_maincontent_0_blogcontent_0_phblogmain_0_ListView1_lnkBlogPostTitle_0" class="postTitle" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823032826/http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/blogs/ball/the-hits-keep-coming-cms-revives-pecos-requirements-for-ordering-physicians">The hits keep coming: CMS revives PECOS requirements for ordering physicians</a> </h2> <p class="meta-info"> Ryan Ball </p> <div class="blog-intro"> <p>As if dealing with documentation requirements and independent bounty hunters masquerading as auditors were not enough, CMS recently announced that they will move forward with Phase 2 of the Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) program, creating more headaches for those filing orthotic and prosthetic claims for Medicare patients. Beginning May 1, 2013, CMS will deny durable medical equipment, orthotic and prosthetic supplies (DMEPOS), Part B, and Part A home hea...</p> </div> <div class="readmore"> <a id="layout_0_maincontent_0_blogcontent_0_phblogmain_0_ListView1_BlogPostLink_0" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823032826/http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/blogs/ball/the-hits-keep-coming-cms-revives-pecos-requirements-for-ordering-physicians">Read more...</a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <p class="meta-info"> Friday, December 7, 2012 </p> <h2> <a id="layout_0_maincontent_0_blogcontent_0_phblogmain_0_ListView1_lnkBlogPostTitle_1" class="postTitle" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823032826/http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/blogs/ball/slowly-moving-toward-the-fiscal-cliff">Slowly moving toward the fiscal cliff</a> </h2> <p class="meta-info"> Ryan Ball </p> <div class="blog-intro"> <p class="Bodytext1">Now that the election is over and the lame duck Congress has been convened, you would expect a flurry of activity since Congress had basically checked out in August to be home campaigning, right? Well, several weeks into the lame duck session and we really have had no substantial legislation taken up by either the House or Senate. Instead, the President, congressional Republicans and Democrats have been negotiating in public for the extension of the Bush tax cuts and avoiding the “fiscal cliff,” a $1.2 trillion budget cut created as part of the deal cut last year to raise the debt ceiling.  </p> <p class="Bodytext">The President released his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, calling for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue, reached primarily by allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire for the top two tax brackets; a permanent extension of the nation’s debt ceiling and an additional $600 billion in spending cuts that were not specifically identified. Congressional Republicans called the proposal “laughable” and claimed the President was over-interpreting his mandate after winning reelection.  </p> </div> <div class="readmore"> <a id="layout_0_maincontent_0_blogcontent_0_phblogmain_0_ListView1_BlogPostLink_1" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823032826/http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/blogs/ball/slowly-moving-toward-the-fiscal-cliff">Read more...</a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <p class="meta-info"> Tuesday, September 25, 2012 </p> <h2> <a id="layout_0_maincontent_0_blogcontent_0_phblogmain_0_ListView1_lnkBlogPostTitle_2" class="postTitle" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823032826/http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/blogs/ball/parsing-partisanship-the-romneyryan-budget-vs-the-ppaca-for-medicare-and-medicaid-providers">Parsing partisanship: The Romney/Ryan budget vs. the PPACA for medicare and medicaid providers</a> </h2> <p class="meta-info"> Ryan Ball </p> <div class="blog-intro"> <p class="Body">The 2012 presidential election has shifted into high gear with the naming of Congressman Paul Ryan as the Republican vice presidential nominee and both national party conventions officially selecting their presidential candidates. Congressman Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin and currently Chairman of the House Budget Committee, is seen as one of the leaders of the Republican Party on budget issues. He has seen his budget plan, which includes large scale entitlement reform, pass the House of Representatives each of the past 2 years. Congressman Ryan’s selection as vice president virtually ensures that Medicare and Medicaid, and entitlement reform in general, will have a prominent role in the election this fall. </p> </div> <div class="readmore"> <a id="layout_0_maincontent_0_blogcontent_0_phblogmain_0_ListView1_BlogPostLink_2" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823032826/http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/blogs/ball/parsing-partisanship-the-romneyryan-budget-vs-the-ppaca-for-medicare-and-medicaid-providers">Read more...</a> </div> </div> <div class="blog-post"> <p class="meta-info"> Wednesday, August 15, 2012 </p> <h2> <a id="layout_0_maincontent_0_blogcontent_0_phblogmain_0_ListView1_lnkBlogPostTitle_3" class="postTitle" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130823032826/http://www.healio.com/orthotics-prosthetics/blogs/ball/batten-down-the-hatches-it-is-going-to-be-a-bumpy-ride">Batten down the hatches; it is going to be a bumpy ride</a> </h2> <p class="meta-info"> Ryan Ball </p> <div class="blog-intro"> <p>With less than 100 days until the presidential election, the Obama and Romney campaigns have been busy pummeling each other for the past several months. There is no end in sight. Both sides see an advantage in tearing down the opposing candidate. 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