Profit Margins in Healthcare

The table here  compares the profit margins for all of the sixteen separate industries in the health care sector, and shows that Health Care Plans (health insurance companies) ranks #10 out of 16, behind nine other more profitable health care industries, including four drug industries, medical instruments, medical laboratories, and medical equipment.

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