a. Economic:

§         Will regular insurance companies be expected to pay for these types of prosthetics, and what impacts will that have on the employer who pays a portion of the premiums and on the employee who has to pay higher premiums to cover these kinds of services?

§          Will special insurance programs develop like those for long-term health care?

§         Should society pay through government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid? 

§         There is a potential impact on hospitals, should they absorb the costs of people without insurance, or should medical insurance companies change to handle it? 

 b. Psychological:

§         Will special counseling for those who have implants be needed?  Will a field of psychologists and psychiatrists specifically devoted to this group develop?

§         Schools may have to start implementing programs to work on children accepting individuals with prosthetics.

§          New forms of prejudice may develop against people with prosthetics because they are seen as different and in a minority?

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