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Health Care Sector

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Industry Description

The US health care sector includes more than 780,000 hospitals, doctor offices, emergency care units, nursing homes, and social services providers with combined annual revenue of about $2 trillion. Major companies include Kaiser Permanente, HCA, Ascension Health, and Tenet Healthcare. The sector is highly fragmented: the top 50 organizations generate just 15 percent of revenue.

SIC: 8071, 4119, 5995, 7299, 8011, 8021, 8041, 8042, 8043, 8049, 8051, 8052, 8062, 8063, 8082, 8092, 8093, 8099, 8322, 8069, 8361, 8331
NAICS: 624410, 621340, 624230, 624229, 624221, 624210, 624190, 624120, 624110, 623990, 623312, 623311, 623220, 623210, 623110, 622310, 446130, 621111, 621112, 621210, 621310, 621320, 621330, 624310, 621391, 621399, 621410, 621420, 621491, 621492, 621493, 621498, 621511, 621512, 621610, 621910, 621991, 621999, 622110, 622210
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Top 5 Companies

CompanySalesLocation
Augustinus Fonden4,781.46MKobenhavn, Denmark
ST IVES GROUP PTY LTD4,093.49MWembley, Wa
BUPA AGED CARE GROUP LIMITED3,186.22MSydney, Nsw
AEVUM LIMITED2,503.81MSydney, Nsw
SALFORD LIVING PTY LTD2,503.81MSydney, Nsw
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Industry Indicator

US consumer prices for medical care commodities, an indicator of healthcare costs, rose 2.7 percent in April 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.
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Quarterly Industry Update

Study: Health Care Disparities Continue to Affect US - Disparities in health care access and quality continue to plague patients in the US, according to a study by the US Agency for Healthcare Research...
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