Re: Fw: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for Prosthetics
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Re: Fw: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for Prosthetics
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Justin,
As a veteran CP of 27 years in the P&O field, it continues to amaze me how
much more amputees can do today then what what possible when I still treated
patients with wood setups years ago.
The developement of technologicly advanced componentry is for the improvement
of quality of life which in my opinion is a medical necessity. My forte is
sport prosthesis and I could never imagine an athlete such as Marlin Shirley
sprinting low 11 sec 100M with 20 year old technology, or Joe Soap, a
grandpa, playing basketball with his grandson.
What you are saying is what was said 30 years ago - amputees are not entitled
to a better life - . Third world countries have a different agenda because
their governments are dictators that do not have a humanitarian bone in their
body. They do not care about feeding their people so where do you think
prosthetics fits into this picture? You are hearing this from a person that
worked in Africa for 15 years, when last did you attend a clinic there?
Lets discuss insurance companies. Ever check the bonus dollar number for the
CEO's?
I do agree however that the manufacturers of components is milking this field
for all that it is worth. Paying for the R&D only takes so long and I am done
listening to that story. Microprocessors are used in other fields every day
and certainly does not cost nearly what we pay for them.
There are issues that we need to address, but making the patients suffer is
not one of them.
John Hattingh CP
As a veteran CP of 27 years in the P&O field, it continues to amaze me how
much more amputees can do today then what what possible when I still treated
patients with wood setups years ago.
The developement of technologicly advanced componentry is for the improvement
of quality of life which in my opinion is a medical necessity. My forte is
sport prosthesis and I could never imagine an athlete such as Marlin Shirley
sprinting low 11 sec 100M with 20 year old technology, or Joe Soap, a
grandpa, playing basketball with his grandson.
What you are saying is what was said 30 years ago - amputees are not entitled
to a better life - . Third world countries have a different agenda because
their governments are dictators that do not have a humanitarian bone in their
body. They do not care about feeding their people so where do you think
prosthetics fits into this picture? You are hearing this from a person that
worked in Africa for 15 years, when last did you attend a clinic there?
Lets discuss insurance companies. Ever check the bonus dollar number for the
CEO's?
I do agree however that the manufacturers of components is milking this field
for all that it is worth. Paying for the R&D only takes so long and I am done
listening to that story. Microprocessors are used in other fields every day
and certainly does not cost nearly what we pay for them.
There are issues that we need to address, but making the patients suffer is
not one of them.
John Hattingh CP
Citation
“Re: Fw: US Politics: Competitive Bidding for Prosthetics,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/219603.
