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Article: Frost & Sullivan Reports On the Future of Home Care: Advancing Technologies Promote Healthy Market Growth.
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- May 23, 2000
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Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000
As the number of elderly patients in the U.S. increases, so does the demand for home health care services and products.
The markets for respiratory products and durable medical equipment (DME) markets, in particular, are seeing a pronounced growth as more geriatric patients are shifted from acute care to the home care setting.
According to the latest strategic research entitled "U.S. Home Health Care Markets," from Frost & Sullivan (www.frost.com), 1999 revenues for the home health care market were estimated at more than $42 billion, with ...