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Life after limb loss is not a side story.

Reporting, real-world guides, and a little useful mischief for amputees, limb-different people, and everyone in their corner.

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A person with a below-knee prosthesis walking along a waterfront path — Real life has more texture than a before-and-after.

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Systems & access

CMS published a DMEPOS payment guide. The people who should read it work in billing departments—but it affects you too.

A new CMS reference document maps prosthetics, orthotics, and equipment payment requirements side by side. Less exciting than a coverage change, more useful than you might think.

Systems & access

Plaster to pixels: fifteen years of digital fabrication in O&P, and what the shift actually means for patients

A clinician's 15-year reflection in The O&P EDGE traces how 3D printing and digital scanning changed prosthetic fabrication. The patient-side version of that story is more complicated.

Systems & access

CMS froze new O&P supplier enrollment in February to fight fraud. The six-month clock is almost up.

A DMEPOS enrollment moratorium has been running since late February. It didn't stop existing providers from billing—but it did freeze the pool. Here's what that means as the planned expiration approaches.

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Whole lifeNot just a device, an appointment, or a before-and-after photo.

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