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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Economic sector focused on health An insurance form with pills The healthcare industry (also called the medical industry or health economy) is an aggregation and integration of sectors within the economic system that provides goods and services to treat patients with curative, preventive ...
Health care companies based in Washington D.C. (1 P) Health care companies based in Wisconsin (10 P) Pages in category "Health care companies of the United States"
The fortunes of companies in America’s $4.5 trillion health care industry, meanwhile, look comparatively robust. The sector now accounts for nearly 17% of GDP, and dominates corporate America.
The healthcare industry incorporates several sectors that are dedicated to providing health care services and products. As a basic framework for defining the sector, the United Nations' International Standard Industrial Classification categorizes health care as generally consisting of hospital activities, medical and dental practice activities ...
To better understand the effect America's aging has on health care, Incredible Health used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to rank medical industries by their share of employees aged 65 ...
Selling insurance products under UnitedHealthcare, and health care services under the Optum brand, it is the world's ninth-largest company by revenue and the largest health care company by revenue. The company is ranked 8th on the 2024 Fortune Global 500. [4] UnitedHealth Group had a market capitalization of $460.3 billion as of December 20, 2024.
The pharmaceutical industry is a medical industry that discovers, develops, produces and markets pharmaceutical goods that are then administered to (or self-administered by) patients. These medications are created and put on the market for the curing or prevention of disease, as well as alleviating symptoms of illness or injury. [1] [2]
The Chemed acquisition set off a new flurry of investing in the burgeoning field, with hedge funds and other health care companies making acquisitions. Since 2000, the hospice industry has more than quadrupled in size, according to the most recent federal data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.