Angiotech Pharmaceuticals is teaching old devices new tricks. The firm develops medical products that combine devices with drugs to make them more effective with fewer side effects. Its flagship product in the Pharmaceutical Technologies segment is the TAXUS drug-eluting stent, which Boston Scientific sells and for which it pays Angiotech royalties. The stent is used to open up diseased arteries, and the drug coating keeps scar tissue from forming and creating a new blockage. The company's Medical Products segment makes the Quill wound closure system and other single-use medical products for interventional radiology, ophthalmology, and surgery. Angiotech has facilities in North America and Europe.

Queens-Long Island Medical Group (QLIMG) cures medical ailments in the Queens-Long Island area. A physician-owned practice group boasting some 350 primary and specialty care doctors, QLIMG was established in 1991. The group operates more than 20 medical clinics, as well as urgent care centers, serving residents in New York's Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. It is also affiliated with the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System network of acute care and specialty hospitals. QLIMG's physician's specialties include pediatrics, women's health, immunology, cardiology, radiology, rehabilitation, and neurology; the group also has disease management programs for chronically ill patients.

Inter Valley Health Plan wants to ensure the health of its regional health plan members. Inter Valley Health Plan company is a not-for-profit contract Medicare provider that serves about 13,000 elderly Medicare members in the California counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside. Its health care offerings include full-service Medicare Advantage HMO coverage and Medicare Advantage Part D prescription coverage, as well as dental, vision, hearing, chiropractic, and other specialty services. Inter Valley Health Plan was founded by the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and the Valley Independent Physicians organization in 1979.

Ion Beam Applications (IBA) on the frontlines in the battle against cancer. IBA designs cyclotrons and produces and distributes radiopharmaceutical markers used by hospitals the world over to detect cancers, and heart and neurological diseases. It's a world leader in proton therapy, used to selectively destroy cancer cells. IBA also provides hospitals with dosimetry products to monitor patient doses and assure the quality of X-ray diagnosis. It produces sterilization and ionization products used to sterilize pre-packaged disposable medical products, cosmetics, and even US mail. IBA was formed in 1986 as a spin-off of the Cyclotron Research Center at the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve.

Noridian Mutual Insurance Company provides health insurance products and related services to members in the midwestern and western US. The company's offerings include group medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, disability and disease coverage, third-party administration services, Medicaid and Medicare administration, and a pre-paid prescription drug program. Its Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota division serves 350,000 members in the state. Other Noridian Mutual subsidiaries include Lincoln Mutual Life Insurance, Noridian Administrative Services, Noridian Benefit Plan Administrators, and Noridian Insurance Services (marketing).

Applied Scintillation Technologies (AST) is a maker of imaging and detection products that utilize phosphor and scintillation technologies. More simply put, AST offers X-ray and other imaging devices that are used in the medical, dental, security, and instrumentation industries. Products include laser alignment devices, infrared digital cameras, phosphor screens, photometers, and radiometers. Founded in 1920, the company was originally called Levy West Laboratory and was an early maker of phosphors for X-ray machines. It was at one time a subsidiary of Levy Hill Group Plc, but members of AST's management (through an entity called TQ Scientific) bought the firm in 2007.

Clinical Specialties (aka CSI) provides home-based health care services to patients in Ohio and surrounding regions. The company's nurses and other health care professionals administer intravenous medications -- including chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, and hemophilia treatments -- to patients in their homes. The company also coordinates service with other contracted home health care providers, such as physical therapists, hospice nurses, and home health aids. CSI operates mainly in Ohio, but its service area extends into adjoining parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Sheridan Healthcare is a physician practice management company. Sheridan Healthcare company manages the offices of anesthesiologists, neonatologists, pediatricians, radiologists, emergency room, and other general and specialty care physicians. The firm also provides such services as recruitment, billing, and administration. Sheridan Healthcare's major customers consist of hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities. In addition, Sheridan manages group practices providing health care services for women, including obstetrics, gynecology, and midwifery, as well as pain management. Sheridan Healthcare company provides services to some 100 facilities in about 20 states. Sheridan Healthcare is controlled by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.

China Kanghui Holdings designs its products for more organic uses. Through its subsidiaries, medical device company China Kanghui manufactures implantable screws, nails, plates, meshes, and other devices used to treat bone fractures and spinal disorders. It distributes its devices -- which are sold under the Kanghui and Libeier brands -- to hospitals in China through a network of some 240 distributors. To a lesser extent, the company also sells its products internationally across Europe, South America, Africa, as well as to other countries in Asia. China Kanghui, which traces its roots back to 1997, went public in 2010.

Coventry Health Care wants to measure up in the tough world of managed care. Through numerous local health plans, the firm provides health care coverage to more than 5 million members, primarily in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast. It offers HMO, PPO, and point-of-service (POS) plans to employer groups, as well as Medicare Advantage, Medicare prescription drug coverage, Medicaid managed care plans, and other coverage directly to individuals. Its Specialty unit administers (but doesn't underwrite) workers' compensation programs, providing services such as bill review and case management to insurers and employers; it also administers network rental and pharmacy benefit programs.

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