Ep. 76: Our New Website!
After a one-week hiatus, we are back to walk you through our new website. The product of months of planning and design work, the new-look...
Ep. 75: New Rule From CMS
On April 9th, CMS published a new rule that grants states wide power to modify plans sold on insurance exchanges. The changes could...
Ep. 74: Amp'd First Quarter 2018 Report
Q1 has come and gone but we had lots of action during the first 3 months of 2018. A still-growing Amp'd Army roster, a few Amp'd Activist...
Ep. 73: Amp'd Army March Poll Results
Our March poll question focuses on an often-infuriating aspect of clothing - do you customize yours to accommodate or protect it from...
Ep. 72: Special Guest Interview with Peter Thomas
Peter Thomas is a member of the limb loss/difference community who has spent his entire professional career fighting for all of us as...
Ep. 71: The Problem With Being Inspirational
While being called inspirational would seem to be a good thing, the issue is more complex than it at first appears. What are the...
Ep. 70: AOPA Policy Forum 2018
Dave attended AOPA's annual Policy Forum last week in Washington D.C. What issues were front and center? How did Dave prepare? What did...
Ep. 69: February Amp'd Army Poll Results
In this podcast we review February's Amp'd Army poll results, unveil our poll question for March, and see whether Peggy can complete a...
Ep. 68: Apply for the NAAOP Fellowship
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has announced that it has launched a fellowship program...
Ep. 67: Call to Action - Hands Off My ADA
Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 620, a bill that would degrade the rights of all disabled Americans by subjecting...
Ep. 66: An Activist Win
Mixed in with the spending package that kept the U.S. government open last week was a provision that could help the limb loss/difference...
Ep. 65: Amp'd Army January Poll Results
In our latest podcast, we review the results of our January Amp'd Army poll and and reveal our new question for January. Listen here...
Ep. 64: Answer Kids' Questions
When kids ask us questions about our limb loss/difference, knowing how to respond appropriately can be a challenge. In this podcast, we...
Ep. 63: How K Levels Can Hurt You
Medicare's functional levels - "K levels" - for lower limb amputees are the mechanism by which virtually all insurers in the United...
Ep. 62: amp'd 2017 Annual Report
When we started amp'd, we promised the limb loss/difference community that we would freely share information about the organization, its...
Ep. 61: Poll Results and Health Reform
We kick off 2018 with a grab bag of important issues. First, we explore the results of our December amp'd Army poll question and reveal...


















