Ep. 91: Musings on the System
In this episode we stray away from our more structured conversations and discuss Peggy's recent interaction with a physician and how it...
In this episode we stray away from our more structured conversations and discuss Peggy's recent interaction with a physician and how it...
We have seen many changes since becoming amputees, both in terms of the technology available and the broader health care environment...
Most of us spend some part of our lives with limb loss/difference suffering from phantom pain. Brutal, terrifying, agonizing - these...
In this episode we interview Nicole Ver Kuilen, the first-ever NAAOP fellow. Nicole spent her summer in Washington D.C. learning the...
Paralympic gold, completing triathlons and summiting the world's highest peaks may not be in the cards for some people with limb...
In this episode we introduce you to our online community, the Amp'd Army Mighty Network. What is it? How do you join? Listen to this...
Some people with limb loss/difference either don't have any insurance at all or the insurance they do have exposes them to large...
The Amp'd Transparency Tour continues its journey as we provide our quarterly update on key initiatives and strategy. Our tagline is "By...
The Trump Administration published a final rule last Tuesday making it easier to create Association Health Plans. AHP's are intended to...
After publishing a draft LCD for lower limb prostheses in 2015 that caused enormous controversy, Medicare put that document on hold and...
The Americans With Disabilities Act helps ensure that individuals with limb loss can enjoy equal access to public facilities. However,...
Medicare's Coding Workgroup recently published its preliminary decisions for this year's applications for new reimbursement codes. How...
Max McGill just turned 20 and has never known his father (Dave) with two legs. What is it like growing up with an amputee for a parent?...
When you undergo the amputation of one or more limbs, not only does it change how you think and feel about yourself, it can also change...
When you are a new amputee, everything feels strange and unknown, including the process involved when getting a new prosthesis. In this...
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...
On April 9th, CMS published a new rule that grants states wide power to modify plans sold on insurance exchanges. The changes could...
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...
Our March poll question focuses on an often-infuriating aspect of clothing - do you customize yours to accommodate or protect it from...
Peter Thomas is a member of the limb loss/difference community who has spent his entire professional career fighting for all of us as...