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Plunkett's Health Care Industry Trends and Statistics (Summary)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Health Care Industry			1
	1) Introduction to the Health Care Industry		1
	2) Continued Rise in Health Care Costs		3
	3) Employers Push Health Care Costs onto Employees		4
	4) Medicare and Medicaid Spending Will Continue to Surge as Baby Boomers Pass 60 Years of Age		4
	5) Medicare Changes Include Drug Benefits for Seniors for the First Time		5
	6) Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts Gain Traction		5
	7) Vast Number of Uninsured and Underinsured Americans		7
	8) Cost of Pharmaceuticals Soars in U.S., Controversy over Drug Prices Rages On		7
	9) Boom in Surgery Centers		9
	10) Managed Care Becomes More Patient-Friendly		10
	11) Growing Use of Managed Care by Medicare		10
	12) Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs		11
	13) Transplants Are Big Business		12
	14) Hospitals are Reengineering		12
	15) Health Care Goes Offshore, Private Clinics Thrive in China and India		13
	16) Disease Management Programs Take Root		14
	17) Clinics Open in Retail Store Settings		14
Chapter 2: Health Care Industry Statistics			18
	I. U.S. Health Care Industry Overview		19
	II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures & Costs		20
		The Nation's Health Dollar, 2005 (Estimated), Where It Came From	21
		The Nation's Health Dollar, 2005 (Estimated), Where It Went	22
		National Health Expenditures and Average Annual Percent Change: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	23
		National Health Expenditures, Selected Economic Indicators and Annual Percent Change, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1990-2013	24
		National Health Expenditure Amounts, By Type of Expenditure, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	25
		Hospital Care Expenditures and Average Annual Percent Change, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	26
		Hospital Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution and Per Capita Amount, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	27
		Home Health Care Expenditures and Average Annual Percent Change, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	28
		Home Health Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution and Per Capita Amounts, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	29
		Nursing Home Care Expenditures and Average Annual Percent Change, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	30
		Nursing Home Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution and Per Capita Amount, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	31
		U.S. Prescription Drug Expenditures and Average Annual Percent Change: Selected Calendar Years 1990-2013	32
		U.S. Prescription Drug Expenditures, Percent Distribution and Per Capita Amount: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2013	33
		Index Levels of Medical Prices, U.S.: 2000-2004	34
		U.S. Community Hospital Statistics: 2001-2004	35
	III. Medicare & Medicaid		36
		Medicare and Medicaid Spending: 2002-2005	37
		Number of Medicare Beneficiaries 1970-2030	38
		U.S. Medicare Enrollment by Coverage Type; Selected Years 1970-2080	39
		U.S. Medicare Enrollment Trends, Part A Hospital Insurance (HI): July 1970-2004	40
		U.S. Medicare Enrollment Trends, Part B Supplemental Medical Insurance (SMI): July 1970-2004	41
		Medicare Deductible, Co-insurance and Premium Amounts, 2005	42
	IV. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage & the Uninsured		43
		People Without Health Insurance for the Entire Year, U.S.: 2002, 2003 and 2004	44
		Number and Percent of Persons Without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group, U.S.: 1997-2004	45
		Percent of Persons of All Ages Without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1997-2004	46
		Percent of Persons of All Ages Without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1997-2004	47
		Percent of Persons Under Age 65 Years Without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group and Sex U.S., 2004	48
		Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount and Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years 2000-2004	49
	V. U.S. Vital Statistics & Population Indicators		50
		Percent of Population in Three Age Groups, U.S.: 1950, 2000 and 2050	51
		Life Expectancy at Birth, U.S.	52
		Life Expectancy at Age 65, U.S.	53
		Infant Mortality Rates, U.S.: Selected Years 1985-2004	54
		Percentage of Children 19-35 Months Vaccinated for Select Diseases, U.S.: 2001-2004	55
		Estimated Numbers of Deaths of Persons With AIDS, U.S.: 1999–2003	56
		Employment, Hours and Earnings in Private Health Service Establishments by Type of Establishment, U.S.: 2000-2004	57
		Current Cigarette Smoking by Persons 18 Years of Age and Over According to Sex and Race: United States, Selected Years 1991-2002	58
		Overweight, Obesity and Healthy Weight Among Persons 20 Years of Age and Over, According to Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin Selected Years: 1960-2002	59

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