Checking In With Eric Dishman: Intel Exec Sees Opportunity In Demographic Time Bomb

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KHN interviews Eric Dishman about how technology can help provide health care services to meet the needs of the aging population. "In 2000, 600 million people worldwide were older than age 60. By 2025, this number is expected to double. And in the United States, projections indicate that in two decades seniors will make up nearly one-quarter of the nation's population. For many, this 'age wave' is fraught with economic uncertainty. Eric Dishman sees the demographic shift as a market opportunity (Weaver, 8/10).

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