Plunkett's Health Care Technologies Overview 2010 (Summary)

Plunkett Research, Ltd. - 10/16/2009

This summary contains the complete technologies section excerpted from the highly-acclaimed Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac. This report will be your ready-reference guide to new and developing health care technologies. Technology topics range from stem cells, to new drug delivery systems, to gene therapies. The report includes several statistical tables. You'll find the information you need in this carefully-researched report.

Chapter 1: The Outlook for Health Care Technology:

1) Health Care Technology Introduction

2) Information Technology and Health Care

3) Stem Cells—Multiple Sources Stem from New Technologies

4) U.S. Government Reverses Ban on Funding for New Stem Cell Research

5) Stem Cells—Therapeutic Cloning Techniques Advance

6) Stem Cells—A New Era of Regenerative Medicine Takes Shape

7) Gene Therapies and Patients’ Genetic Profiles Promise a Personalized Approach to Medicine

8) Breakthrough New Drug Delivery Systems Evolve

9) Advances in Cancer Research and Therapies

10) Proton Beams—The Ultimate Radiation Therapy

11) Better Imaging, including MRI, PET and 320-Slice CT, Creates Advances in Detection

12) Molecular Imaging will Lead to Early Detection and Early Cure of Cancerous Tumors

13) Advances in Laboratory Testing

14) Advances in Surgery

15) Other Treatment Technologies

16) Nanotechnology Makes Breakthroughs in Health Care

Chapter 2: Health Care Industry Statistics

I. U.S. Health Care Industry Overview

U.S. Health Care Industry Overview

Top 10 Global Health Insurance Companies by Revenues: 2008

Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2002-2008

Employment & Earnings in Health Care Practitioner & Technical Occupations, U.S.: May 2008

Employment & Earnings in Health Care Support Occupations, U.S.: May 2008

Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2007-2009

II. U.S. Health Care Expenditures & Costs

The Nation's Health Dollar, 2009: Where It Came From (Estimated)

The Nation's Health Dollar, 2009: Where It Went (Estimated)

National Health Expenditures & Selected Economic Indicators, Levels & Average Annual Percent Change, U.S. Selected Years, 1990-2018

National Health Expenditures & Average Annual Percent Change: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2018

National Health Expenditure Amounts by Type of Expenditure, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2018

Hospital Care Expenditures & Average Annual Percent Change, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2018

Hospital Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2018

Nursing Home Care Expenditures & Average Annual Percent Change, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2018

Nursing Home Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount: Selected Calendar Years 1980-2018

Prescription Drug Expenditures, U.S.: 1965-2018

U.S. Prescription Drug Expenditures & Average Annual Percent Change: Selected Calendar Years 1990-2018

U.S. Prescription Drug Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2018

Index Levels of Medical Prices, U.S.: 2003-2008

III. Medicare & Medicaid

Projected Federal Spending on Medicare & Medicaid: 2005-2014

U.S. Medicare Enrollment Estimates, Selected Years 2007-2080

Medicare Aged & Disabled Enrollees: 1980-2008

Medicare Enrollment by Type of Coverage, 1980-2008

U.S. Medicare Enrollment Trends, Part A Hospital Insurance (HI): July 1970-2008

U.S. Medicare Enrollment Trends, Part B Supplemental Medical Insurance (SMI): 1970-2008

Medicare Beneficiaries with Prescription Drug Coverage, Summary Report: September 2009

IV. U.S. Health Insurance Coverage & the Uninsured

Percent of Persons of All Ages without Health Insurance Coverage, U.S.: 1997-2008

Number & Percent of Persons without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group, U.S.: 1998-2008

People without Health Insurance for the Entire Year, U.S.: 2007-2008

Percent of Persons under Age 65 Years without Health Insurance Coverage, by Age Group & Sex: U.S.: 2008

Percent of Persons under Age 65 with Public Health Plan Coverage & Private Health Insurance Coverage by Age Group, U.S.: 1997-2008

Percent of Persons of All Ages without Health Insurance Coverage, by Race/Ethnicity, U.S.: 2008

Employers' Costs for Health Insurance, Amount & Percent of Total Compensation, U.S.: Selected Years 2004-2008

V. U.S. Vital Statistics & Population Indicators

Projected U.S. Population Distribution by Age Group: 2000-2050

Life Expectancy at Age 65, U.S.

Current Cigarette Smoking by Persons 18 Years of Age & Over According to Sex & Race, U.S.: Selected Years, 1965-2007

Overweight & Obesity Among Persons 20 Years of Age & Over, According to Sex, Race & Hispanic Origin: Selected Years, 1960-2004