Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 4 |
| PLUNKETT S HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| CONTENTS | 8 | 3 |
| INTRODUCTION | 11 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 13 | 3 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES AFFECTING THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY | 16 | 37 |
| 1) Introduction to the Health Care Industry | 16 | 3 |
| 2) Continued Rise in Health Care Costs | 19 | 1 |
| 3) Employers Push Health Care Costs onto Employees | 19 | 1 |
| 4) Medicare and Medicaid Spending Continue to Surge/Oldest Baby Boomers Hit 65+ Years of Age | 20 | 1 |
| 5) U.S. Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 Rewrites the Rules and Increases Coverage, But May Not Restrain Costs | 21 | 2 |
| 6) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Grow/Massive Mergers in Hospital Sector | 23 | 1 |
| 7) Concierge Care/Direct Primary Care Are on the Rise | 24 | 1 |
| 8) Insurance Companies Change Strategies Due to Affordable Care Act (ACA) | 24 | 1 |
| 9) Number of Uninsured Americans Declines But Remains High | 25 | 1 |
| 10) Few New Blockbusters: Major Drug Patents Expire While Generic Sales Growth Continues | 25 | 3 |
| 11) Biotech and Orphan Drugs Create New Revenues for Drug Firms | 28 | 1 |
| 12) Quality of Care and Health Care Outcomes Data Become Available Online | 28 | 2 |
| 13) Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs/Tort Reform Is Capping Awards for Damages | 30 | 1 |
| 14) Obesity Sparks Government Action/Snack Foods Get Healthier | 31 | 3 |
| 15) Health Care Goes Offshore, Medical Tourism and Clinical Trials Continue in China, India and Elsewhere | 34 | 1 |
| 16) Retail Clinics, Urgent Care Centers and Employer Sites Increase Health Care Options/Reduce Costs | 35 | 1 |
| 17) Health Care Industry Grows Rapidly in China, India and Mexico | 36 | 2 |
| The Outlook for Health Care Technology | 38 | 1 |
| 18) Health Care Technology Introduction | 38 | 1 |
| 19) RFID Will Help Manage Hospital and Pharmacy Inventories | 38 | 1 |
| 20) Electronic Health Records (EHR) Digitize Patient Records at an Accelerating Pace | 39 | 1 |
| 21) The Personal Health Internet: Remote Patient Monitoring and Mobile Apps Advance | 40 | 1 |
| 22) Stem Cells Multiple Sources Stem from New Technologies | 41 | 1 |
| 23) Government Support for Stem Cell Research Evolves | 42 | 1 |
| 24) Stem Cells Therapeutic Cloning Techniques Advance | 43 | 1 |
| 25) Stem Cells A New Era of Regenerative Medicine Takes Shape | 44 | 1 |
| 26) Patients Genetic Profiles Plummet in Price as DNA Sequencing Technologies Advance | 45 | 2 |
| 27) Drug Delivery Systems Evolve to Meet the Needs of Biotech Drugs | 47 | 1 |
| 28) Advances for Cancer Patients in Chemotherapy and Radiation, Including Proton Beams and IMRT | 47 | 2 |
| 29) Better Imaging, including MRI, PET and 320-Slice CT, Creates Advances in Detection | 49 | 2 |
| 30) Nanotechnology Makes Breakthroughs in Health Care | 51 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 HEALTH CARE STATISTICS | 53 | 43 |
| I. Health Care Industry Overview | 54 | 1 |
| U.S. Health Care Industry Overview | 55 | 1 |
| Global Health Statistics, 2009-2014 | 56 | 1 |
| Affordable Care Act Overview | 57 | 2 |
| Domestic &Foreign Pharmaceutical Sales, PhRMA Member Companies: 1975-2013 | 59 | 1 |
| Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2007-20 | 60 | 2 |
| Employment &Earnings in Health Care Practitioner &Technical Occupations, U.S.: May 2013 | 62 | 1 |
| Employment &Earnings in Health Care Support Occupations, U.S.: May 2013 | 63 | 1 |
| The U.S. Drug Discovery &Approval Process | 64 | 1 |
| U.S. FDA New Drug (NDA) and Biologic (BLA) Approvals, 2013 | 65 | 1 |
| II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures &Costs | 66 | 1 |
| The Nation's Health Dollar: 2014 Where It Came From (Estimated) | 67 | 1 |
| The Nation's Health Dollar: 2014 Where It Went (Estimated) | 68 | 1 |
| National Health Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 69 | 1 |
| National Health Expenditures by Type of Expenditure with Affordable Care Act Impacts, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 2006-2023 | 70 | 1 |
| Hospital Care Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 71 | 1 |
| Hospital Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 72 | 1 |
| Nursing Home Care Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 73 | 1 |
| Nursing Home Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 74 | 1 |
| Home Health Care Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 75 | 1 |
| Home Health Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 76 | 1 |
| Prescription Drug Expenditures, U.S.: 1970-2023 | 77 | 2 |
| Prescription Drug Expenditures &Annual Percent Change, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 79 | 1 |
| Prescription Drug Expenditures, Percent Distribution &Per Capita Amount, U.S.: 2007-2023 | 80 | 1 |
| III. Medicare &Medicaid | 81 | 1 |
| Medicare Enrollment, 1970-2085 | 82 | 1 |
| Medicare Cost &Non-Interest Income by Source as a Percent of GDP, 1970-2088 | 83 | 1 |
| Medicare Beneficiaries with Prescription Drug Coverage, Summary Report: August 2014 | 84 | 1 |
| Medicaid Enrollment &Expenditures for Medical Assistance Payments &Administration: Selected Years, 1966-2022 | 85 | 1 |
| Medicaid Enrollment and Expenditures, by Enrollment Group: Fiscal Year 2012 | 86 | 1 |
| IV. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage &The Uninsured | 87 | 1 |
| Number &Percent of Persons of All Ages with and without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1999-2013 | 88 | 1 |
| Number &Percent of Persons without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group, U.S.: 1999-2013 | 89 | 1 |
| Medical Care Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2014 | 90 | 1 |
| Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount &Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years, 2008-2014 | 91 | 1 |
| V. U.S. Vital Statistics &Population Indicators | 92 | 1 |
| Life Expectancy at Age 65, U.S. | 93 | 1 |
| Current Cigarette Smoking by Persons 18 Years of Age &Over: 1997-2013 | 94 | 1 |
| Overweight &Obesity Among Adults, by Sex, Race &Hispanic Origin, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2012 | 95 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 96 | 41 |
| Chapter 4 THE HEALTH CARE 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 137 | 22 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 138 | 13 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 151 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S.HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 154 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S.HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 157 | 2 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE HEALTH CARE 500 | 159 | 510 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 669 | 24 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 670 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 672 | 21 |
| A Short HealthCare Industry Glossary | 693 | 20 |
