GAO Report: How Well Does Medicare Serve Amputees?
The GAO released its in-depth study of amputees’ access to rehabilitation services and ongoing healthcare. The report provides a detailed ...
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Why Do Women Wait Longer for Prosthetic Care?
According to public health researchers at the University of Michigan, women are far more likely than men to wait 90-plus ...
Why Do Women Get Less Effective Amputee Care?
It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...
Research: Many Doctors Have an Anti-Disability Bias
According to a recent paper in the journal Health Affairs, many physicians—by their own admission—routinely discriminate against people with disabilities.
A New Look at the Black Amputation Epidemic
Why are so many people losing limbs in one South Carolina zip code? Race and poverty play a big part.
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