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Read more →Over the next several decades the number of people in the United States who are over 65 will increase more than 100 percent. The world amount will increase almost 200 percent. This increase will happen due to baby boomers aging. After WWII there was an increase in the number of babies born. Now, those individuals
Read more →The durable medical equipment (DME) industry continues to develop quickly. Insurers face rapidly advancing technology that can be difficult to stay updated on. These rapid advances within the DME industry represent significant benefits to claimants with catastrophic injuries sustained in an automobile crash, but also present their own unique problems to insurers and their adjusters.
Read more →Technology is a constantly changing field. New devices are being created continually and improvements are implemented for existing technology at an advancing pace. The health care industry is no exception to this rule, and more specifically the field of custom rehabilitation wheelchairs is experiencing these fast-paced technological shifts and upgrades. The Christopher & Diana Reeve
Read more →Advances in the health technology industry, specifically with regard to prosthetic devices, continue to develop at a fast pace. Insurance carriers face rapidly advancing technology that can be difficult to stay current on. These rapid advances present their own challenges that become especially evident when a claimant loses a limb due to a workplace injury
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