How the industry operates

Article Abstract:

Dr. Sidney Garfield, who established the first prepaid health plan in 1933, teamed with industrialist Henry Kaiser to insure a group practice prepayment plan known as Kaiser Permanente. The plan is the largest nonprofit health maintenance organization in the United States, with more than 8.4 million members as of December 2003.

Health Maintenance Organizations, HMO Medical Centers, Hospital and medical service plans, Comparative analysis, Origin, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.

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Setting the stage for medical care and recovery

Article Abstract:

The US healthcare facility industry included several sectors that served different areas of human healthcare needs. Acute-care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and home healthcare services are part of the healthcare industry.

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Uncompensated care continues to climb

Article Abstract:

Brief account on the performance and various factors that impact the performance of health care industry in United States is presented. The industry is expected to perform well in terms of number of health savings accounts and profits, in 2006. The key industry trends are analyzed.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Industry forecasts, Industry overview

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