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Hurricane Dorian: Associations Get Into Response Mode

Associations Now

The storm is expected to cause problems through the end of the week, particularly in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, and affected regions are preparing for cleanup and recovery. And as storm efforts move from preparation to response, associations are ready to help. In an email, IEDC President and CEO Jeffrey A.

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Association Blasts Medicare for Paying Unlicensed Prosthetics Providers

Associations Now

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) continues to allow unlicensed providers of orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) services to apply for and collect federal payments, despite regulations in at least 15 states prohibiting it, according to a report from the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA). bill in the Works.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

So if rising tides lift all boats, why are most associations reporting flat or low single-digit growth? Since 2005, the two groups had jointly produced a successful annual show and realized that many constituents knew each other and were members of both associations. The world’s geography and climate has been changing before our eyes.

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