Diabetes is associated with significant reductions in life expectancy and increases in health care expenditures over a lifetime, according to recent findings. “Our results provide evidence that the health and economic burden of diabetes is substantial over the life span,”…
Day: March 24, 2015
Patient perspective an essential component for O&P advocates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite the growing list of legislative concerns affecting O&P professionals, the No. 1 concern remains the same, according to speakers at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Policy Forum, here. “In all of our discussions — and…
Patient perspective an essential component for O&P advocates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite the growing list of legislative concerns affecting O&P professionals, the No. 1 concern remains the same, according to speakers at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Policy Forum, here. “In all of our discussions — and…
Reps. Guthrie, Meadows offer tips for meeting with lawmakers on O&P issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Stories about patients and the impact O&P care has made in their lives are the best way to show the impact of government policies on the field of O&P in a way that connects with lawmakers, according…
Reps. Guthrie, Meadows offer tips for meeting with lawmakers on O&P issues
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Stories about patients and the impact O&P care has made in their lives are the best way to show the impact of government policies on the field of O&P in a way that connects with lawmakers, according…