PLUNKETT'S HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2024
Key Findings:
A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms within the Health Care Industry. Gain vital insights that can help shape strategy for business development, product development and investments.
Key Features:
- Business trends analysis
- In-depth industry overview
- Technology trends analysis
- Forecasts
- Spending, investment, and consumption discussions
- In-depth industry statistics and metrics
- Industry employment numbers
Industry Glossary
Industry Contacts list, including Professional Societies and Industry Associations
Profiles of industry-leading companies
- U.S. and Global Firms
- Publicly held, Private and Subsidiaries
- Executive Contacts
- Revenues
- For Public Companies: Detailed Financial Summaries
Statistical Tables Provided: 22
Companies Profiled: 500
Geographic Focus: Global
Key Questions Answered Include:
- How is the industry evolving?
- How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
- How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
- What is the size of the market now and in the future?
- What are the financial results of the leading companies?
- What are the names and titles of top executives?
- What are the top companies and what are their revenues?
Plunkett Research Provides Unique Analysis of the Following Major Trends and Technologies Affecting the Health Care Industry
1. Introduction to the Health Care Industry
2. The Coronavirus’ Effect on the Health Care Industry
3. Continued Rise in Health Care Costs
4. Employers Fight Rapidly Growing Health Care Premiums/Require Employees to Pay a Significant Share of Costs
5. Medicare and Medicaid Spending Continue to Surge/More Baby Boomers Hit 65+ Years of Age
6. U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 Rewrote the Rules and Increased Coverage, But Costs Continue to Rise
7. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Hospital Mergers Result from the Affordable Care Act/Many Hospital Chains Grow Dramatically in Market Share
8. Concierge Care/Direct Primary Care Are on the Rise/New Twists on House Calls
9. Insurance Companies Change Strategies Due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Rapidly Rising Costs of Care
10. Number of Uninsured Americans Declines But Remains High
11. Health Sharing Ministries Attract Millions of Members
12. Massive R&D Investment Required for Development and Approval of New Blockbuster Drugs/Drug Prices Soar
13. Fast Track Drugs Come to Market in the U.S. with FDA Cooperation
14. Generic Drugs Have Biggest Market Share By Unit Volume, but not by Total Revenues
15. America Pays Higher Prices for Drugs Than Other Nations/U.S. Government Launches Drug Price Negotiation and Control Powers for Medicare
16. Biotech and Orphan Drugs Create New Revenues for Drug Firms
17. Revolutionary New Drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy) Treat Obesity, Diabetes and Addiction
18. Quality of Care and Health Care Outcomes Data Are Available Online, Creating a New Level of Transparency
19. Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs/Tort Reform Is Capping Awards for Damages
20. Obesity Sparks Government, School and Corporate Initiatives/Snack Foods Get Healthier
21. Health Care Goes Offshore, Medical Tourism and Clinical Trials Continue in China, India and Elsewhere
22. Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers and Employer Sites Increase Health Care Options/Reduce Costs
23. Health Care Industry Grows Rapidly in China, India and Mexico
The Outlook for Health Care Technology:
24. Health Care Technology Introduction
25. Electronic Health Records (EHR) Digitize Patient Records at an Accelerating Pace
26. Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Rely on Wireless
27. Stem Cells and 3D Printing—A New Era of Regenerative Medicine Takes Shape
28. Health Care Robotics
29. Patients’ Genetic Profiles Plummet in Price as DNA Sequencing Technologies Advance
30. Advances for Cancer Patients in Chemotherapy and Radiation, Including Proton Beams and IMRT
31. Better Imaging, including MRI, PET and 320-Slice CT, Creates Advances in Detection
32. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics
Plunkett Research Provides In-Depth Tables for the Following Health Care Industry Statistics
I. U.S. Health Care Industry Overview
U.S. Health Care Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview
Global Health Statistics, 2017-2022
Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2018-June 2023
U.S. FDA New Drug (NDA) and Biologic (BLA) Approvals, 2022
The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Health and Human Services, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2020-2022
II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures & Costs
The Nation's Health Dollar: 2023 Where It Came From (Projected)
The Nation's Health Dollar: 2023 Where It Went (Estimated)
National Health Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2015-2031
National Health Expenditures by Type of Expenditure with Affordable Care Act Impacts, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 2020-2031
Hospital Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
Nursing Home Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
Home Health Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
Prescription Drug Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
III. Medicare & Medicaid
Medicare Enrollment, 1975-2097
Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment: Estimates, 2017-2023
IV. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage & The Uninsured
Number & Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 2007-2022
Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount & Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years, 2019-2023
V. U.S. Vital Statistics & Population Indicators
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Age, Sex and Race/Ethnicity: U.S., 2018
- Introduction
- How to Use This Book
- Chapter 1: Major Trends and Technologies Affecting the Health Care Industry
- 1) Introduction to the Health Care Industry
- 2) The Coronavirus’ Effect on the Health Care Industry
- 3) Continued Rise in Health Care Costs
- 4) Employers Fight Rapidly Growing Health Care Premiums/Require Employees to Pay a Significant Share of Costs
- 5) Medicare and Medicaid Spending Continue to Surge/More Baby Boomers Hit 65+ Years of Age
- 6) U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 Rewrote the Rules and Increased Coverage, But Costs Continue to Rise
- 7) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Hospital Mergers Result from the Affordable Care Act/Many Hospital Chains Grow Dramatically in Market Share
- 8) Concierge Care/Direct Primary Care Are on the Rise/New Twists on House Calls
- 9) Insurance Companies Change Strategies Due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Rapidly Rising Costs of Care
- 10) Number of Uninsured Americans Declines But Remains High
- 11) Health Sharing Ministries Attract Millions of Members
- 12) Massive R&D Investment Required for Development and Approval of New Blockbuster Drugs/Drug Prices Soar
- 13) Fast Track Drugs Come to Market in the U.S. with FDA Cooperation
- 14) Generic Drugs Have Biggest Market Share By Unit Volume, but not by Total Revenues
- 15) America Pays Higher Prices for Drugs Than Other Nations/U.S. Government Launches Drug Price Negotiation and Control Powers for Medicare
- 16) Biotech and Orphan Drugs Create New Revenues for Drug Firms
- 17) Revolutionary New Drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy) Treat Obesity, Diabetes and Addiction
- 18) Quality of Care and Health Care Outcomes Data Are Available Online, Creating a New Level of Transparency
- 19) Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs/Tort Reform Is Capping Awards for Damages
- 20) Obesity Sparks Government, School and Corporate Initiatives/Snack Foods Get Healthier
- 21) Health Care Goes Offshore, Medical Tourism and Clinical Trials Continue in China, India and Elsewhere
- 22) Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers and Employer Sites Increase Health Care Options/Reduce Costs
- 23) Health Care Industry Grows Rapidly in China, India and Mexico
- The Outlook for Health Care Technology:
- 24) Health Care Technology Introduction
- 25) Electronic Health Records (EHR) Digitize Patient Records at an Accelerating Pace
- 26) Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring Rely on Wireless
- 27) Stem Cells and 3D Printing—A New Era of Regenerative Medicine Takes Shape
- 28) Health Care Robotics
- 29) Patients’ Genetic Profiles Plummet in Price as DNA Sequencing Technologies Advance
- 30) Advances for Cancer Patients in Chemotherapy and Radiation, Including Proton Beams and IMRT
- 31) Better Imaging, including MRI, PET and 320-Slice CT, Creates Advances in Detection
- 32) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics
- Chapter 2: Health Care Industry Statistics
- I. U.S. Health Care Industry Overview
- U.S. Health Care Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview
- Global Health Statistics, 2017-2022
- Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2018-June 2023
- U.S. FDA New Drug (NDA) and Biologic (BLA) Approvals, 2022
- The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process
- Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Health and Human Services, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2020-2022
- II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures & Costs
- The Nation's Health Dollar: 2023 Where It Came From (Projected)
- The Nation's Health Dollar: 2023 Where It Went (Estimated)
- National Health Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2015-2031
- National Health Expenditures by Type of Expenditure with Affordable Care Act Impacts, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 2020-2031
- Hospital Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
- Nursing Home Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
- Home Health Care Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
- Prescription Drug Expenditures & Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2016-2031
- III. Medicare & Medicaid
- Medicare Enrollment, 1975-2097
- Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment: Estimates, 2017-2023
- IV. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage & The Uninsured
- Number & Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 2007-2022
- Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount & Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years, 2019-2023
- V. U.S. Vital Statistics & Population Indicators
- Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Age, Sex and Race/Ethnicity: U.S., 2018
- The Nation's Health Dollar: 2023 Where It Came From (Projected)
- Chapter 3: Important Health Care Industry Contacts
- (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
- Chapter 4: THE HEALTH CARE 500:
- Who They Are and How They Were Chosen
- Index of Companies Within Industry Groups
- Alphabetical Index
- Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State
- Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country
- Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE HEALTH CARE 500
- Additional Indexes
- Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities
- Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations
- A Short Health Care Industry Glossary
Research Assistance
Download our eBook: How to Succeed Using Market Research
Learn how to effectively navigate the market research process to help guide your organization on the journey to success.
Download eBook