Published February 15, 2012, 12:00 AM
A patient holds his old prosthetic foot he got in 1995
A patient holds his old prosthetic foot he got in 1995 at the Orthotic Prosthetic Center in Fairfax, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Medicare’s bill for artificial feet rose nearly 60 percent in recent years, although foot and leg amputations due to diabetes continued a dramatic decline. Medicare paid $94 million for artificial feet in 2010, according to research conducted for The Associated Press. That was nearly $35 million more than in 2005, even though in 2010, Medicare covered about 1,900 fewer such prostheses.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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