Revenues of health care and social assistance services increase 8%. (Health Care Industry).(United States Census Bureau, 2003 survey)(Brief Article)

"Revenues of the nation's health care and social assistance firms, including hospitals, physicians' offices, child and youth services and services for the elderly and disabled, totaled $1.15 trillion in 2001. This was an increase of 8% over 2000.

Hospital revenues grew to $462 billion in 2001, an increase of more than $30 billion. This represents an increase of about 7% over the previous year. Revenues of physicians' offices were $219 billion (employer firms only).

Table 2 shows major sources of payments to hospitals and physicians' offices.

Estimates in the tables are based on data from the 2001 Service Annual Survey and administrative records." …