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Insurance Matters: Medicaid Coverage Linked to Higher Rates of Diabetic Foot Infection and Amputation #ActAgainstAmputation @USC_Vascular @ResearchatUSC @ALPSlimb - DF Blog

- A new study from our USC group shows Medicaid patients with diabetic foot ulcers face 18% higher odds of infection hospitalization and 72% higher odds of major amputation — despite being younger and having comparable comorbidity burden after matching. The data point to structural vulnerability, not biology. A new study from our USC group led by Carrie Tackett and Tze Woei Tan and published today in Diabetology, adds important evidence to a troubling pattern: in the United States, who pays for your care can be just as consequential as the care itself — especially when your foot is on the line. Carrie A new study from our USC group shows Medicaid patients with diabetic foot ulcers face 18% higher odds of infection hospitalization and 72% higher odds of major amputation — despite being younger and having comparable comorbidity burden after matching. The data point to structural vulnerability, not biology. - -

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A Call to Action — By Congressional District: From the Amputation Heat Map @American_Heart #Diabetes @ALPSlimb #CLTI #ActAgainstAmputation - DF Blog

- Making limb preservation a national priority- one congressional district at a time Does your congressman or congresswoman know where you are on the amputation heat map? That’s not just a rhetorical question. It’s a matter of life and limb. The American Heart Association’s PAD Collaborative has unveiled a powerful tool: an interactive map showing non-traumatic lower extremity amputation Making limb preservation a national priority- one congressional district at a time Does your congressman or congresswoman know where you are on the amputation heat map? That’s not just a rhetorical question. It’s a matter of life and limb. The American Heart Association’s PAD Collaborative has unveiled a powerful tool: an interactive map showing non-traumatic lower extremity amputation Making limb preservation a national priority- one congressional district at a time Does your congressman or congresswoman know where you are on the amputation heat map? That’s not just a rhetorical question. It’s a matter of life and limb. The American Heart Association’s PAD Collaborative has unveiled a powerful tool: an interactive map showing non-traumatic lower extremity amputation - -

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The 10-Year Warning: Early Red Flags for Limb Loss in a Nationwide Study #ActAgainstAmputation - DF Blog

- We often view lower extremity amputation (LEA) as the culmination of a rapid clinical decline, but new data suggests the warning signs are flashing nearly a decade in advance. A large 10-year national study out of Denmark recently identified specific healthcare and sociodemographic markers that can predict amputation risk long before the situation becomes "limb We often view lower extremity amputation (LEA) as the culmination of a rapid clinical decline, but new data suggests the warning signs are flashing nearly a decade in advance. A large 10-year national study out of Denmark recently identified specific healthcare and sociodemographic markers that can predict amputation risk long before the situation becomes "limb We often view lower extremity amputation (LEA) as the culmination of a rapid clinical decline, but new data suggests the warning signs are flashing nearly a decade in advance. A large 10-year national study out of Denmark recently identified specific healthcare and sociodemographic markers that can predict amputation risk long before the situation becomes "limb - -

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The Amputation Heat Map: 150,000 Limbs a Year, a Five-Fold Gap, and a Question for Your Congressperson @American_Heart #Diabetes @ALPSlimb #PAD #CLTI #ActAgainstAmputation - DF Blog

- A few weeks ago, we launched The ZIP Code Lottery — a data narrative showing how amputation rates in Los Angeles County track almost perfectly with poverty, not clinical severity. It struck a nerve. The response told us something important: people want to see the data, and they want it to be impossible to look A few weeks ago, we launched The ZIP Code Lottery — a data narrative showing how amputation rates in Los Angeles County track almost perfectly with poverty, not clinical severity. It struck a nerve. The response told us something important: people want to see the data, and they want it to be impossible to look A few weeks ago, we launched The ZIP Code Lottery — a data narrative showing how amputation rates in Los Angeles County track almost perfectly with poverty, not clinical severity. It struck a nerve. The response told us something important: people want to see the data, and they want it to be impossible to look - -

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Two thirds of high-level amputations in those with PAD received low-intensity assessment. Here are the details on how to #ActAgainstAmputation - DF Blog

- Using Medicare claims data from over 33,000 beneficiaries between 2016 and 2019, the investigators identified nearly 8,000 patients who underwent a major lower extremity amputation due to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Their findings offer a window into the continuum—or lack thereof—of care before amputation, and the inequities that pervade it. Among their key findings: 63% Using Medicare claims data from over 33,000 beneficiaries between 2016 and 2019, the investigators identified nearly 8,000 patients who underwent a major lower extremity amputation due to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Their findings offer a window into the continuum—or lack thereof—of care before amputation, and the inequities that pervade it. Among their key findings: 63% Using Medicare claims data from over 33,000 beneficiaries between 2016 and 2019, the investigators identified nearly 8,000 patients who underwent a major lower extremity amputation due to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). Their findings offer a window into the continuum—or lack thereof—of care before amputation, and the inequities that pervade it. Among their key findings: 63% - -