CMS is addressing healthcare fraud in a multipronged crackdown that includes a nationwide moratorium on some orthopedic equipment, according to a Feb. 25 news release. Four things to know: 1. CMS will ...

Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced a series of actions affecting Medicare and Medicaid, including a $259.5 million deferral of federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota ...

Orthotics are special shoe or heel inserts a doctor prescribes that are custom-made specifically for you. A doctor may prescribe orthotics to treat foot, leg, or back problems. Read on to discover the ...

Remember the days when you had to go to a physician to be fitted for orthotics? Well that’s a thing of the past. These days over-the-counter orthotics are so prevalent, getting a pair is as easy as ...

We prepare health professionals to be collaborative members of the healthcare team, dedicated to providing comprehensive, patient-focused care. Learn more about our programs and view the ways in which ...

Like all runners, Nicole Haber dreads any injury that keeps her from her sport. So when she found herself struggling after an ankle injury two years ago, Haber, a 32-year-old regular in New York City ...

Whether you have an injury (like me) that requires you to wear custom insoles, or you simply need extra arch support, sneakers, boots, and flats that work with your insoles can be difficult to find.

Accidents, combat injuries, birth defects, and disease may result in the loss of limbs or orthopedic impairment. Patients will turn to Orthotists and Prosthetists to design and fabricate devices such ...

In 1997, just two months after moving from the grass and dirt of Kenya to the paved roads of the United States, Stephen Ondieki, 28, started experiencing severe pain in both feet. He thought he just ...

Runners are prone to injury; we overtrain by increasing our weekly mileage too fast or sticking to a training plan instead of taking an extra day off. We’re devoted—which isn’t always a good thing.

Medicare covers the furnishing and fitting of therapeutic shoes and inserts, called orthotics, for people with diabetes and severe diabetes-related foot disease. It also covers medically necessary ...

After 48 years, a business that started as a shoe repair shop that eventually custom made orthotics and sold high-end shoes ...