We at Foothills Podiatry, P.A. are authorized Medicare Suppliers to evaluate, prescribe and dispense high quality shoes and 3 pairs of removable protective shoe inserts per calendar year. Many diabetic patients qualify for this benefit and Medicare will pay 80% of the cost for the shoes and insoles and your supplemental insurance should pay the other 20%.

Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. During the past decade, there has been an increase of 33% with the diabetic population currently topping 16 million people. There are many complications associated with diabetes including kidney, heart, vision, circulatory and foot problems. The good news is that many of these potential problems can be minimized as a result of life style changes, medications and other preventive care.

Amputations, or partial amputations, of the feet and legs are also growing at an alarming rate. In fact, it is the leading cause of non-traumatic amputation in the United States. Recently a task force was created by officials from Medicare, the American Podiatric Medical Association and the American Diabetes Association in order to explore ways to reduce the number of amputations in the diabetic populations. The number of these lower extremity amputations grew by 28% in just the past several years. However, it has been determined that over half of these amputations could have been prevented by timely conservative foot care.

Foothills Podiatry provides:
• Diabetic Shoes
• Foot & Ankle Braces
• Custom Orthotics

The practice is an authorized Medicare supplier with the authority to evaluate, prescribe and dispense products approved by Medicare.

Diabetic shoes are available through the Medicare Diabetic Shoe Program. This program provides Medicare patients with high-quality shoes with three pairs of protective shoe inserts every year. Medicare pays 80 percent of the cost. More information is available in the sidebar on the right.

Drs. Mauney and Maskarinec cast custom orthotics and braces for the foot and ankle at the office and have them fabricated at a specialized facility.
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