Kathleen Sebelius, the Department of Health and Human Services secretary, announced the availability of up to $40 million in grants to help reach families whose children qualify but are not yet enrolled in state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs…
Day: August 1, 2009
Former Flight Attendant Switches to a Career in Pedorthics
After changing professions, Anders Stabler, CPed appreciates helping people through serious work.
ACPOC Celebrates 30 Years of Helping Children
The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) 2009 Annual Meeting was held May 20-23 at the Fiesta Resort Conference Center in Tempe, Ariz. The meeting was locally hosted by Artificial Limb Specialists of Mesa, Ariz. and Orthotic Specialists of Phoenix.…
First Swim Clinics Hosted at ACA Conference
OPAF and The First Clinics hosted two First Swim Clinics as part of the 2009 Amputee Coalition of America Conference (ACA) in Atlanta. This is the second year that OPAF has hosted First Swim clinics at ACA. This year’s sponsor…
New Analysis Examines Fraud in Both Private and Public Health Insurance Markets
A new report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy challenges the notion that fraud is a problem only in public health insurance markets and finds that fraud is a system-wide…
An Update on Competitive Bidding in O&P
Round one rebid of DMEPOS competitive bidding is slated to open in the fall. Early this summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlined the next steps for implementing the round one rebid of the Medicare competitive bidding…
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust Awards $25,000 to Disabled Sports USA for Youth Programs
Disabled Sports USA (DS/USA) announced that it has received a $25,000 grant from the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, the private foundation created by CVS Caremark Corporation. DS/USA was among 92 grantees who were awarded over $4.2 million to help children…
Transtibial Diagnostic Prosthesis Fabrication
Part one of this two-part series presents considerations for preparation to fabricate.
Creative Collaboration
Through open communication, one prosthetist and his patient find that their work together resounds like notes from a grand piano.