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Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac is the only complete reference to the American Health Care Industry and its leading corporations. No other source provides this massive book's easy-to-understand comparisons of national health expenditures, emerging technologies, patient populations, hospitals, clinics, corporations, research, Medicare, Medicaid, managed care and many other areas of vital importance. Features dozens of statistical tables covering every aspect of the industry, including Medicare expenditures, hospital utilization, insured and uninsured populations, revenues and health care expenditures as a percent of GDP. In addition, a special area covers health status of the U.S. population. The corporate analysis section features in-depth profiles of the Health Care 500, the largest and most successful firms in health care, public and private, U.S. and international, from leading companies in pharmaceuticals to managed care companies. Details for each corporation include growth plans, subsidiaries and financial results, as well as executives by title, and valuable contact information such as phone and fax numbers, website addresses and headquarters addresses. Purchasers will find a form in the book enabling them to register for 1-year, 1-seat online access to tools at Plunkett Research Online, including the ability to view the market research/industry trends section and industry statistics. You have access, at no additional charge, to the very latest data posted to Plunkett Research Online. Online tools enable you to search and view selected companies, and then export selected company contact data, including executive names. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package.

Contents:

Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends and Technologies Affecting the Health Care Industry 7
1) Introduction to the Health Care Industry 8
2) Continued Rise in Health Care Costs 10
3) Employers Fight Rapidly Growing Health Care Premiums/Require Employees to Pay aSignificant Share of Costs 10
4) Medicare and Medicaid Spending Continue to Surge/More Baby Boomers Hit 65+ Yearsof Age 11
5) U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 Rewrote the Rules and Increased Coverage, But Costs Continue to Rise 12
6) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Hospital Mergers Result from the Affordable Care Act/Many Hospital Chains Grow Dramatically in Market Share 13
7) Concierge Care/Direct Primary Care Are on the Rise/New Twists on House Calls 13
8) Insurance Companies Change Strategies Due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) and RapidlyRising Costs of Care 14
9) Number of Uninsured Americans Declines But Remains High 15
10) New Blockbuster Drugs Come to Market/Drug Prices Soar 15
11) Generic Drugs Have Major Market Share By Volume, but not by Total Sales 16
12) Coupons and Other Marketing Schemes Obscure the Retail Prices of Drugs in the U.S., Which Are Vastly Higher than Prices Paid in Other Nations 17
13) Biotech and Orphan Drugs Create New Revenues for Drug Firms 18
14) Quality of Care and Health Care Outcomes Data Are Available Online, Creating a New Level of Transparency 19
15) Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs/Tort Reform Is Capping Awards for Damages 20
16) Obesity Sparks Government Action/Snack Foods Get Healthier/Taxes on Unhealthy Foods 21
17) Health Care Goes Offshore, Medical Tourism and Clinical Trials Continue in China, India and Elsewhere 23
18) Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers and Employer Sites Increase Health Care Options/Reduce Costs 24
19) Health Care Industry Grows Rapidly in China, India and Mexico 25
The Outlook for Health Care Technology: 26
20) Health Care Technology Introduction 26
21) RFID Helps Manage Hospital and Pharmacy Inventories 26
22) Electronic Health Records (EHR) Digitize Patient Records at an Accelerating Pace 27
23) Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Rely on Wireless 28
24) Stem Cells-Multiple Sources Stem from New Technologies 29
25) Government Support for Stem Cell Research Evolves 30
26) Stem Cells-Therapeutic Cloning Techniques Advance 30
27) Stem Cells-A New Era of Regenerative Medicine Takes Shape 31
28) Health Care Robotics 32
29) Patients' Genetic Profiles Plummet in Price as DNA Sequencing Technologies Advance 32
30) Advances for Cancer Patients in Chemotherapy and Radiation, Including Proton Beamsand IMRT 34
31) Better Imaging, including MRI, PET and 320-Slice CT, Creates Advances in Detection 36
32) Nanotechnology Makes Breakthroughs in Health Care 38
33) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into CommercialApplications, Including Health Care and Robotics 39
Chapter 2: Health Care Industry Statistics 41
I. U.S. Health Care Industry Overview 43
U.S. Health Care Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 44
Global Health Statistics, 2010-2016 45
Affordable Care Act Overview 46
Domestic & Foreign Pharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1980-2015 47
Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2011-June 2016 48
Employment & Earnings in Health Care Practitioner & Technical Occupations, U.S.: May 2015 50
Employment & Earnings in Health Care Support Occupations, U.S.: May 2015 51
The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process 52
U.S. FDA New Drug (NDA) and Biologic (BLA) Approvals, 2015 53
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2014-2016 54
II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures & Costs 55
The Nation's Health Dollar: 2016 Where It Came From (Estimated) 56
The Nation's Health Dollar: 2016 Where It Went (Estimated) 57
National Health Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 58
National Health Expenditures by Type of Expenditure with Affordable Care Act Impacts, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 2010-2025 59
Hospital Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 60
Hospital Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2009-2025 61
Nursing Home Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 62
Nursing Home Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2009-2025 63
Home Health Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 64
Home Health Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2009-2025 65
Prescription Drug Expenditures, U.S.: 1995-2025 66
Prescription Drug Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 67
Prescription Drug Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2009-2025 68
III. Medicare & Medicaid 69
Medicare Enrollment, 1970-2090 70
Medicare Cost & Non-Interest Income by Source as a Percent of GDP, 1970-2090 71
Medicare Beneficiaries with Prescription Drug Coverage, Summary Report: August 2016 72
Medicaid Enrollment & Expenditures for Medical Assistance Payments & Administration: Selected Years, 1966-2024 73
Medicaid Enrollment and Expenditures, by Enrollment Group: Fiscal Year 2014 74
IV. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage & The Uninsured 75
Number & Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1999-2015 76
Number & Percent of Persons without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group, U.S.:1999-2015 77
Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2016 78
Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount & Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years, 2010-2015 79
V. U.S. Vital Statistics & Population Indicators 80
Life Expectancy at Age 65, U.S. 81
Current Cigarette Smoking by Persons 18 Years of Age & Over, U.S.: 1997-2015 82
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Age, Sex and Race/Ethnicity: U.S., 2015 83
Chapter 3: Important Health Care Industry Contacts 85
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE HEALTH CARE 500:Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 129
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 130
Alphabetical Index 143
Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 146
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 149
Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE HEALTH CARE 500 151
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 654
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 656
A Short Health Care Industry Glossary 677