Fisher Investments on Health Care

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I Getting Started in Health Care.

Chapter 1 Health Care Basics.

Health Care Basics.

Health Care Characteristics.

Chapter 2 The US Health Care System.

Why Does It Cost So Much?

Private Versus Public.

The Regulatory System.

US Health Care Reform.

Chapter 3 Brief Overview of Health Care Systems by Major Countries.

Japan.

Germany.

France.

United Kingdom.

China.

Chapter 4 Health Care Sector Drivers.

Defensive Nature of Health Care.

Innovation and Patent Expirations.

Political/Regulatory Developments.

Part II Next Steps: Health Care Details.

Chapter 5 Health Care Sector Breakdown.

Global Industry Classification Standard.

Global Health Care Benchmarks.

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences.

Health Care Equipment & Services Industry Group.

Health Care Providers & Services.

Health Care Facilities.

Health Care Services.

Managed Health Care.

Health Care Technology.

Chapter 6 Challenges in the Health Care Sector.

Slowing Growth in Mature Markets.

Legislation and Regulation.

Responding to Challenges.

Part III Thinking Like a Portfolio Manager.

Chapter 7 The Top-Down Method.

Investing Is a Science.

The Top-Down Method.

Top-Down Deconstructed.

Managing Against a Health Care Benchmark.

Chapter 8 Security Analysis.

Make Your Selection.

A Five-Step Process.

Important Questions to Ask.

Chapter 9 Make Your Portfolio “Healthy”.

Strategy 1: Adding Value at the Industry and Sub-Industry Level.

Strategy 2: Adding Value at the Security Level.

Strategy 3: Adding Value in a Health Care Sector Downturn.

How to Implement Your Strategy.

Appendix Reference Material.

Notes.

About the Authors.

Index.