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> "It does avoid bearing the medical equipment tag" In my mind, that's a huge negative, because it makes it a lot harder to get insurance to even partially cov
by lotharbot 11y ago
> "It does avoid bearing the medical equipment tag"
In my mind, that's a huge negative, because it makes it a lot harder to get insurance to even partially cover the cost.
- maxerickson 11y agoThe iBOT didn't find a market, probably at least partly because of FDA regulation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_device#Class_III:_General_controls.2C_Special_Controls_and_premarket_approval https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_device#Class_III:_Gene...
- agumonkey 11y agoVery good point. It would be sad if the medical world stays too dogmatic, because a device that makes you wanna live is as important as a safe vehicle. At least I believe that's it's a win for everybody, that person may be far proactive mentally, physically[1] and socially; lessening the load on their close ones, and maybe other related bills like pain pills or other treatments. [1] I buy the argument of being constantly trying to balance. These sets of muscle are rarely trained yet very very impact-ful on both body and mood.
- giarc 11y agoMy anecdotal opinion is that insurance is unlikely to cover anything above the basic wheelchair anyways. I wonder if those looking for light weight, highly active wheelchairs, like those used for sports (basketball, tennis etc) are paid for out of pocket anyways.