Laying a foundation for the future

This is an exciting time for the global health care sector as it progresses along its journey to the future. It also may be viewed with uncertainty, and stakeholders concerned would be wise to heed Confucius’s advice to “study the past if you would define the future” and factor in historic and current drivers of change when strategizing for 2020 and beyond. Among these drivers are a growing and aging population, rising prevalence of chronic diseases, infrastructure investments, technological advancement, evolving care models, higher labor costs amid worker shortages, and the expansion of health care systems in developing markets (see sidebar, “Global health care by the numbers”).

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