Feb 19, 20171 minEp. 11: Appealing Not Medically Necessary DenialsWhat happens when your prosthetist tells you that you need a new prosthetic component or full prosthesis, your doctor prescribes it, but ...
Feb 12, 20171 minEp. 10: Amputation PreparationThe majority of amputations occur with advance warning. Whether limb loss results from diabetes, vascular disease, cancer, other illness ...
Feb 9, 20171 minEp. 9: The ADA ExplainedThe Americans With Disabilities Act is a law that impacts all people with limb loss / difference every day. But despite that, the law is ...
Jan 29, 20171 min Ep. 8: Thanks to My Missing Limb ...To the temporarily able-bodied, the thought of having less than four limbs raises the specter of a more limited life, an existence define...
Jan 22, 20171 min Ep. 7: Navigating Airports and TSA With Limb Loss/DifferenceAir travel as an amputee can be intimidating. If you don't fly regularly, your view on the experience may have been shaped by a few (gene...
Jan 16, 20171 minEp. 6: How Activists Can Speak to LegislatorsLast week we published our first-ever Call to Action for amp'd Activists. With prosthetics as an Essential Health Benefit at risk and the...
Jan 9, 20171 minEp. 5: Immediate Call to Action!Our latest podcast is a call to action for all amputees. This week, the Senate begins substantive discussions about repealing The Afforda...
Jan 5, 20171 minEp. 4: You and Your DoctorIn our latest podcast, we explain (1) why your doctor is such an important part of your prosthetic health care team, and (2) how you can ...
Dec 31, 20161 minEp. 3: Our Big amp'd Announcement!It's a historic day! amp'd now has a home on the magical interweb: www.ampdpod.com. It's kid-tested - literally - and amputeemommy-approv...
Dec 12, 20161 minEp. 2: An Update On NY's One-Limb-Per-Life IssueIn 2015, a grass roots advocacy effort in New York drew attention to the fact that plans on that state's insurance exchange had adopted a...
Dec 4, 20161 minEp. 1: The Impact of the Election on Amputee Health CareIn the latest amp'd podcast, Peggy and Dave explore how the nominations of Tom Price, M.D. for Secretary of the Department of Health and ...