Amputees fight Medicare proposal to limit prosthetics

WASHINGTON D.C. — Amputee groups and prosthetic makers are rallying against a Medicare proposal they say will limit access to some limbs.
Under the new proposal, Medicare would establish more stringent requirements to obtain advanced prosthetics, reduce the role of the prosthetist who creates and maintains prostheses, and eliminate some of the universal codes that all providers use to cover prosthetic care.
The proposal could affect the 150,000 amputees in the Medicare system, but advocat