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Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac 2018
Health Care (Healthcare) Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies
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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. 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 a Significant Share of Costs 11
4) Medicare and Medicaid Spending Continue to Surge/More Baby Boomers Hit 65 Years of Age 12
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 14
8) Insurance Companies Change Strategies Due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Rapidly Rising 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 Biggest Market Share By Unit Volume, but not by Total Revenues 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 Beams and 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 Commercial Applications, 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, 2011-2017 45
Affordable Care Act Overview 46
Domestic & Foreign Pharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1980-2015 47
Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2012- May 2017 48
Employment & Earnings in Health Care Practitioner & Technical Occupations, U.S.: May 2016 50
Employment & Earnings in Health Care Support Occupations, U.S.: May 2016 51
The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process 52
U.S. FDA New Drug (NDA) and Biologic (BLA) Approvals, 2016 53
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 54
II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures & Costs 55
The Nation's Health Dollar: 2017 Where It Came From (Estimated) 56
The Nation's Health Dollar: 2017 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
Nursing Home Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 61
Home Health Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 62
Prescription Drug Expenditures, U.S.: 1995-2025 63
Prescription Drug Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2009-2025 64
III. Medicare & Medicaid 65
Medicare Enrollment, 1970-2091 66
Medicare Cost & Non-Interest Income by Source as a Percent of GDP, 1970-2091 67
Medicare Beneficiaries with Prescription Drug Coverage, Summary Report: July 2017 68
Medicaid Enrollment & Expenditures for Medical Assistance Payments & Administration: Selected Years, 1966-2025 69
Medicaid Enrollment and Expenditures, by Enrollment Group: Fiscal Year 2015 70
IV.U.S. Health Insurance Coverage & The Uninsured 71
Number & Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1999-2015 72
Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount & Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years, 2010-2016 73
V. U.S. Vital Statistics & Population Indicators 75
Life Expectancy at Age 65, U.S. 76
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Age, Sex and Race/Ethnicity: U.S., 2016 77
Chapter 3: Important Health Care Industry Contacts 79
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE HEALTH CARE 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 123
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 124
Alphabetical Index 136
Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 138
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 141
Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE HEALTH CARE 500 143
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 636
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 638
A Short Health Care Industry Glossary 657


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ISBN-13: 9781628314557
Publisher: Plunkett Research, Ltd
Publication date: September, 2017
Pages: 680
Weight: 652g
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Subcategories: General Practice

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