News from Saunders Prosthetics & Orthotics Group, LLC

Here you will find items of interest, including news related to prosthetics, orthotics, office hour updates, and things of interest about us.

• Medicare O&P Patient-Centered Care Act

  Last year the House introduced this bill and this week the Senate introduced their version. The act fights fraud and instructs Medicare to consider changing medical need when considering replacement devices. If you would like to learn more about this Act please feel free to contact us. Brett Saunders will be up on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers next month to express support for the act. You can also let your elected representatives know you support this by clicking Here

• Travel Anxiety for Wheelchair users? Here are some great tips

  Traveling is amazing, giving us a chance to learn about new cultures, meet new people, and have adventures. Here are some great tips for traveling in a wheelchair

• Medicare considers expanding coverage for more above knee amputees

  In 2017 the Rand Corporation published the largest independent study of the use of microprocessor controlled knee components. Medicare is finally considering expanding coverage to less active individuals. This article explains it well: https://livingwithamplitude.com/amputee-medicare-policy-reform-microprocessor-knee-k2/?amp=1

• Welcome to Our New Website

  Welcome to Saunders Prosthetics & Orthotics Group new website. We wanted to update the site for everyone on a mobile device to have a better user experience. The biggest improvement is if you will click on the map or address, you can get turn by turn directions from wherever you are to us.

  Please let us know if you like the site or things we can improve on.