POPULATION ESTIMATES AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC COMPARISONS Just over 6.8 million Americans living outside of institutions use assistive devices to help them with mobility. This group, which amounts to 2.6 percent of the non-institutional population, comprises 1.7 million wheelchair or scooter riders (0.6 percent of the population) and 6.1 million (2.4 percent of the population) users of … Read more
Possible Tax on Medical Device Industry
Congressional critics of President Obama’s signature health care law have described it as a “train wreck” and a “nightmare” so dire that they are willing to shut down the government to stop it. One way to avoid that, some members of the House of Representatives have said, is to repeal a part of the law … Read more
RMS Launches New Website
From orthopedics and walkers to exercise equipment, mobility aids and much more, Royal Medical Solutions features products that help with independent living. For example, Royal Medical Solutions sells a wide variety of heel lifts, which are used to help people manage differences in the lengths of their legs. “Many of us are born with different … Read more