Wisconsin Society of Orthotists, Prosthetists & Pedorthists
August 2009 Newsletter
On April 27, 2009 WSOPP Parity Committee received news that an office bill number was assigned to the Wisconsin Parity Bill.
Message From President
Hello Everyone,
I hope this letter finds you all busy in this rapidly changing healthcare climate. Through discussions with many OP&P business owners and practitioners, it seems that 2009 started off slowly for many of us -due in large part to the uncertainty and confusion created by a struggling economy and new administration in the White House with its sights set squarely on overhauling our nation's healthcare system. For many, things seemed to have stabilized a bit in recent weeks and months ... we should not assume we're out of the woods yet. This economic crisis, along with the looming changes in health insurance, serves to reinforce the important role that WSOPP plays in the Wisconsin OP&P industry. If we stand united, we can certainly affect the situation here at home ... if not on a national level.
In this issue of the WSOPP newsletter you will find our individual committee reports for your consideration. I urge you to please take a close look at them.
As you will see, Jake and his committee on parity have been working diligently and putting in many hours, but it looks like now is the time for all of us to pitch in and help out.
The Licensure and Medicaid committees continue to make progress. As we move forward in the consideration of state licensure it will become much clearer how we accomplish that goal based on our experience with parity.
Thank you to Greg Gruman for arranging with Medicaid to have a representative attend our upcoming meeting on October 9th.
Andrea Pavlik has spearheaded another wonderful continuing education opportunity for the meeting, as well. Based on the variety and number of qualified presenters, it looks like we'll be eligible for more CEU's than ever before!
Please make every effort to attend. We are making a difference and the momentum is on our side. We can't let up now.
See you all at the fall meeting.
Dennis Janisse, C.Ped.
