Key findings include:

• Healthcare employment has grown steadily for decades despite recessions, until the Covid-19 pandemic, and the industry has yet to fully recover.
• Outpatient, or ambulatory healthcare, is rapidly gaining popularity due to ease of access, cost-effectiveness, and technological enablement.
• Younger patients are exhibiting consumer-like decisions when it comes to care and are more likely to visit easily accessible pharmacies rather than primary care providers for non-emergent services.
• High concentration levels in health insurance markets are largely the result of consolidation, and 49 out of 51 states, including the District of Columbia, are moderately or highly concentrated.