Ep. 90: How Things Have Changed
We have seen many changes since becoming amputees, both in terms of the technology available and the broader health care environment...
Ep. 89: Phantom Pain
Most of us spend some part of our lives with limb loss/difference suffering from phantom pain. Brutal, terrifying, agonizing - these...
Ep. 88: Interview With ... Nicole Ver Kuilen
In this episode we interview Nicole Ver Kuilen, the first-ever NAAOP fellow. Nicole spent her summer in Washington D.C. learning the...
Ep. 87: Little Victories Worth Celebrating
Paralympic gold, completing triathlons and summiting the world's highest peaks may not be in the cards for some people with limb...
Ep. 86: A Mighty Network: The Amp'd Army Online Community
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...
Ep. 85: Financial Support
Some people with limb loss/difference either don't have any insurance at all or the insurance they do have exposes them to large...
Ep. 84: Q2 2018 Review
The Amp'd Transparency Tour continues its journey as we provide our quarterly update on key initiatives and strategy. Our tagline is "By...
Ep. 83: Association Health Plans
The Trump Administration published a final rule last Tuesday making it easier to create Association Health Plans. AHP's are intended to...
Ep. 82: The Interagency Workgroup's Consensus Document
After publishing a draft LCD for lower limb prostheses in 2015 that caused enormous controversy, Medicare put that document on hold and...
Ep. 81: Access to Accommodations
The Americans With Disabilities Act helps ensure that individuals with limb loss can enjoy equal access to public facilities. However,...
Ep. 80: How Prosthetic L Codes Affect Your Access to Technology
Medicare's Coding Workgroup recently published its preliminary decisions for this year's applications for new reimbursement codes. How...
Ep. 79: Interview With ... Max McGill
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?...
Ep. 78: The Old and the New
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...
Ep. 77: How Your Prosthesis Gets Made
When you are a new amputee, everything feels strange and unknown, including the process involved when getting a new prosthesis. In this...
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...





















