Amputee
NewsIndependent
news desk

Amputee News · Guides and reporting

Life after limb loss has enough fine print.

Clear starting points for appointments, coverage, everyday logistics, and the stories shaping access to care.

Find a starting point Read the news
At the desk

Useful questions. Named sources. Room for the parts nobody puts in the brochure.

How our desk works

Start here

What are you trying to sort out?

Browse the guide library
01 / Getting startedThe first year after amputationFrom hospital discharge to daily prosthetic wear: the order things usually happen in, and what to ask at each step.02 / Coverage & paperworkInsurance, Medicare and paying for a prosthesisK-levels, prior authorization, denials and appeals, Medicaid, parity laws, VA coverage and what to do without insurance.03 / Daily life with a prosthesisSocket fit, skin and residual limb careVolume changes, sock ply, liners, skin breakdown, swelling, and how heat, cold and water change the daily routine.04 / Getting outTravel, driving, sport and getting outAirport screening and flights, international trips, adaptive driving, motorcycling, adaptive sport and emergency kits.

More paths: work and benefits, families and supporters, and plain-language definitions.

Finding care

A clinic search starts with better questions.

Use credential directories, check coverage with your plan, and know what to ask before booking.

Open the care-finding hub

Keep these guides close

From the reporting archive

The stories behind the systems.

Browse reporting

Keep exploring

There is more than one way in.

All guides The glossary Send a tip or correction