Surveys and Studies | Practicing

Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease

An Economic Evaluation of the Impact, Cost, and Medicare Policy Implications of Chronic Nonhealing Wounds
October 10, 2017

The first comprehensive study of Medicare spending on wound care demonstrates that chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers and infections, affect nearly 15 percent of Medicare beneficiaries--far more than previously suggested.
Policy Brief: Podiatric Services Could Reduce Costs of Treating Diabetes Complications in California by up to $97 Million
October 10, 2017

A policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research demonstrates that care for diabetic foot ulcers provided by podiatrists could save California tens of millions of dollars a year.
Foot in Wallet Disease
September 1, 2014

A first-of-its-kind study demonstrates the real-world ramifications of eliminating services provided by a podiatrist under a state Medicaid program.
2012 Diabetes Survey–US Hispanics
October 1, 2012

Survey results focusing on US Hispanics with and at risk for diabetes, conducted in 2012.
The Economic Value of Specialized Lower Extremity Medical Care by Podiatric Physicians in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
March 1, 2011

The APMA-sponsored Thomson Reuters study dramatically demonstrates the significant impact care by a podiatrist has on health-care outcomes and spending.
Receipt of Care and Reduction of Lower Extremity Amputations in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Elderly

August 16, 2010

The Duke University study on reduction of lower-extremity amputations showed that care by a podiatrist can reduce the risks and prevent complications from diabetes.

Foot Health

2014 Today's Podiatrist Survey
May 15, 2014

Access the full findings from APMA's 2014 foot health survey on Americans' attitudes toward foot health and today's podiatrists.
2010 Today's Podiatrist Survey
September 1, 2010

Access the full findings from APMA's 2010 foot health survey on Americans' attitudes toward foot health and today's podiatrists.