Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) is Hawaii's largest health insurance company. The not-for-profit company serves more than 700,000 members and is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Hawaii Medical Service Association's insurance plans include preferred provider plans (PPOs), Health Plan Hawaii (HMO), and traditional indemnity. Hawaii Medical Service Association company serves both employer groups and individual members. In addition to medical coverage, the company covers dental and vision services and prescription drugs. It also provides Medicare supplemental coverage and Part D prescription coverage. Through its Care Connection program, HMSA provides disease management and health education services.

The Cooper Companies has its customers covered. The Cooper Companies company makes specialty medical devices in two niche markets: vision care and gynecology. Its CooperVision subsidiary makes specialty contact lenses, including toric lenses for astigmatism, multifocal lenses for presbyopia (blurred vision), and cosmetic lenses. The Cooper Companies also offers lenses for more common vision problems such as nearsightedness and farsightedness. Subsidiary CooperSurgical specializes in women's health care; its wide range of products include bone densitometers (for diagnosing osteoporosis), surgery instruments, and fetal monitors.

Highmark has staked its claim as the largest health insurer in the Keystone state. A licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, the not-for-profit firm covers some 3.9 million people in central and western Pennsylvania, as well as the Lehigh Valley. It serves another 800,000 customers in West Virginia and other areas of Pennsylvania through affiliations and partnerships with other insurers, and it provides administrative and network-access services nationally. In addition, Highmark sells Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans to seniors in both states. Other subsidiaries (not operating under the BCBS license) provide dental insurance, vision care, and other products and services nationwide.

The original Hamot Hospital opened in 1881 on the old Hamot family homestead, with five rooms and the capacity for 25 patients. Adventurous Frenchmen know the value of good medical care; Pierre S.V. Hamot felt absolutely "Erie" without it. Hamot Health Foundation (named for the wealthy immigrant merchant) is a not-for-profit health organization serving residents of northwestern Pennsylvania, western New York, and eastern Ohio. The flagship facility in this health system is the Hamot Medical Center, a tertiary-care hospital with about 350 beds. Hamot has an extensive residency program in a number of specialties, including a school of anesthesia run in cooperation with Gannon University.

Horizon Bay Management operates a spread of senior housing communities in the US. Operating as Horizon Bay Retirement Living, the company manages independent- and assisted-living residential facilities, primarily targeting the higher-end market. It operates about 80 senior housing communities, which are located in 15 primarily southern and midwestern states and have a total of about 14,000 living units. The company's LiveWell! program, which promotes health and well-being among residents, offers educational classes and activities. Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT, a real estate investment trust that owns most of Horizon's managed properties, owns a controlling stake in Horizon Bay, which was founded in 2001.

Community Health Plan of Washington for health insurance coverage. The not-for-profit organization, founded in 1992 by a group of community health clinics, provides insurance coverage under contract with the state to Medicaid recipients and members of other government-subsidized health programs. It also offers Medicare Advantage HMO plans for retirees. Operating in 33 Washington counties, Community Health Plan of Washington delivers care to its members through a network of some 1,600 primary care doctors, 8,000 specialists, and 90 hospitals.

Vasomedical's noninvasive treatments for angina and congestive heart failure get patients' blood pumping. The company's main product is the EECP (enhanced external counterpulsation) system, which is also approved to treat coronary artery disease and cardiogenic shock. During the company's Medicare-covered treatments, cuffs attached to the patient's calves and thighs inflate and deflate in sync with the patient's heartbeat, increasing and decreasing aortic blood pressure. After about 35 treatments, patients may experience years of symptomatic relief. Vasomedical sells the system to hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers worldwide through a direct sales force and independent distributors.

Sacred Heart Hospital has acute care facility and some 260 beds and serves the residents of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Specialty services include pediatrics, cardiology, obstetrics, weight-loss surgery, orthopedics, behavioral health, and cancer treatment. Sacred Heart Hospital of Allentown is part of the Sacred Heart Health System, which also operates more than a dozen family practice clinics, as well as specialty clinics, long-term care facilities, and imaging and rehabilitation centers. The hospital was founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart (a Catholic religious order) in 1912.

Brooks Health System operates Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, a more than 140-bed facility dedicated to helping patients recover from injury and illness. Rehabilitation services include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The not-for-profit hospital also helps patients coping with chronic pain, cognitive disorders, and other long-term disabilities. Brooks Health System provides outpatient care through a network of some two dozen outpatient clinics in northeast Florida. The system is a research affiliate of the Health Science Center at the University of Florida.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital is the only pediatric medical center in Arkansas and one of the largest in the United States serving children from birth to age 21. The campus spans 29 city blocks and houses 316 beds, a staff of approximately 500 physicians, 80 residents in pediatrics and pediatric specialties and more than 4,200 employees. The private, nonprofit healthcare facility boasts an internationally renowned reputation for medical breakthroughs and intensive treatments, unique surgical procedures and forward-thinking medical research - all dedicated to fulfilling our mission of enhancing, sustaining and restoring children’s health and development. For three years in a row Arkansas Children’s Hospital has been ranked on FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, most recently at No. 85. ACH physicians are consistently recognized for their outstanding performance and achievement in taking care of our young patients. In 2004, 91 doctors from Arkansas Children’s Hospital were listed among The Best Doctors in America.* Our physicians also were included among the 2005 Top Doctors in America list, as well as the Arkansas Times’ selection of best physicians in the state.ACH serves as the pediatric teaching affiliate of UAMS and is home to the Department of Pediatrics. ACH is the classroom where medical students study the pediatric component of all disciplines. In turn, UAMS shares its current medical breakthroughs and technological advancements. UAMS faculty on the ACH campus are practicing physicians as well as teachers to UAMS students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and allied health.

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