Introduction: Healthcare Download PDF

The healthcare industry is composed of establishments devoted to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of medical conditions. Such treatment may be through providing products or services, and may be provided privately or publicly.

Main Sectors

The healthcare industry, although often thought a humanitarian field, is nowadays run as a business, with profit as the bottom line. The healthcare industry consists of those companies which manufacture medical products or provide services such as prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illness or other health issues, and rehabilitation. Healthcare systems vary drastically from country-to-country. In the United States, insurance coverage is the responsibility of the individual; in most other developed countries healthcare is provided by the government for all citizens.

Corporations (By Sales)

Corporation: UnitedHealth Group
Country: United States
Business Sector: Health Care Equipment & Svcs
Sales: $81.19 Billion USD
Corporation: WellPoint
Country: United States
Business Sector: Health Care Equipment & Svcs
Sales: $61.25 Billion USD
Corporation: Medco Health
Country: United States
Business Sector: Health Care Equipment & Svcs
Sales: $51.26 Billion USD
Corporation: Aetna
Country: United States
Business Sector: Health Care Equipment & Svcs
Sales: $30.95 Billion USD
Corporation: Humana
Country: United States
Business Sector: Health Care Equipment & Svcs
Sales: $28.95 Billion USD

Trade Statistics

Country Exports (thousands) Imports (thousands) Net Trade (thousands) Share of Exports
(%)		 Share of Imports
(%)		 Exports Growth (%) Imports Growth (%)
United States 24,001,028 23,281,665 719,363 21.848 20.762 10.118 21.001
Germany 14,529,834 8,215,995 6,313,839 13.226 7.327 18.144 12.667
Netherlands 8,543,488 7,685,202 858,286 7.777 6.853 28.588 7.998
Ireland 7,194,506 1,887,954 5,306,552 6.549 1.684 32.353 9.200
France 6,165,534 6,775,295 (609,761) 5.612 6.042 27.906 6.325