healthcare_qa_pairs Flashcards
What is the revenue of the US healthcare industry?
$4.5 trillion
What percentage of the GDP is contributed by US healthcare?
17.3% of GDP
How many Americans are employed in healthcare?
17.8 million
What was the contribution of healthcare delivery to the growth of the US economy between 2001-2016?
9% of the $8.1 trillion growth
How many new workers were added to healthcare over the past 20 years?
Over 4 million
What is the market cap of the top 7 publicly traded managed care companies?
Combined $1 trillion
How many Americans are covered by the Blue Cross Blue Shield universe?
114 million Americans
What is the collective control of the top 100 health system CEOs over the hospital sector?
Over $900 billion of the entire $1.4 trillion hospital sector
How much has healthcare costs per person increased from 1970 to today?
From $353 per person in 1970 to over $13,000 today
How much data does the average hospital produce annually?
50 petabytes
What is the estimated annual growth rate of healthcare data?
36% per year
What is the estimated productivity improvement opportunity within healthcare, according to McKinsey?
$1 trillion
What percentage of US GDP is the health system sector?
6%
How many people are employed nationally in health systems?
5.8 million
How much has the number of healthcare administrators increased in the past 50 years?
3200%