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Health & Welfare Funds in the US Industry Data and Analysis
The industry provides healthcare coverage and welfare benefits to employees, unions and other professional associations. These funds function similarly to pension funds and employee benefit programs, which aim to provide cost-effective medical and welfare coverage on a nonprofit basis for the benefit of members. The current period has been tumultuous for the industry. The pandemic caused states and localities to shut down businesses and enforce social distancing rules, which hindered growth in stock prices. In addition, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates significantly in 2020, hindering investment income from the bond market for health and welfare funds. However, equity prices have increased significantly in the latter part of the period and the Fed raised interest rates to tackle rampant inflation, in turn, boosting interest income on fixed-income securities, pushing revenue higher. Overall, since health and welfare funds invest heavily in the stock market, this has benefited the industry. Asset markets have been volatile in recent years because of high inflation, elevated interest rates and the potential impact of trade wars and tariffs.
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What's included in this industry analysis
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States includes market sizing, forecasting, data and analysis from 2015-2030. The most recent publication was released June 2025.
About this industry
What's this industry report about?
The Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States operates under the NAICS industry code 52512. This industry comprises legal entities (i.e., funds, plans and programs) that provide medical, surgical, hospital, vacation, training and other health- and welfare-related employee benefits, exclusively for the sponsor’s employees or members. Unlike private insurers, health and welfare funds operate on a nonprofit basis for the benefit of members and their sponsors, not shareholders. Related terms covered in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States include contingent worker, asset management and defined benefit program (db).
What's included in this industry?
Products and services covered in Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States include Healthcare benefits, Audiology benefits and Life insurance coverage.
What companies are included in this industry?
The Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States is highly fragmented with no companies holding a market share greater than 5%.
Performance
What's included in the Performance chapter?
The Performance chapter covers detailed analysis, datasets, detailed current performance, sources of volatility and an outlook with forecasts for the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States.
Questions answered in this chapter include what's driving current industry performance, what influences industry volatility, how do successful businesses overcome volatility, what's driving the industry outlook. This analysis is supported with data and statistics on industry revenues, costs, profits, businesses and employees.
Products & Markets
What's included in the Products and Markets chapter?
The Products and Markets chapter covers detailed products and service segmentation and analysis of major markets for the for the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States.
Questions answered in this chapter include how are the industry's products and services performing, what are innovations in industry products and services, what products or services do successful businesses offer and what's influencing demand from the industry's markets. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by product and service segmentation and major markets.
Geographic Breakdown
What's included in the Geographic Breakdown chapter?
The Geographic Breakdown chapter covers detailed analysis and datasets on regional performance of the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States.
Questions answered in this chapter include where are industry businesses located and how do businesses use location to their advantage. This includes data and statistics on industry revenues by location.
Competitive Forces
What's included in the Competitive Forces chapter?
The Competitive Forces chapter covers the concentration, barriers to entry and supplier and buyer profiles in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States. This includes data and statistics on industry market share concentration, barriers to entry, substitute products and buyer & supplier power.
Questions answered in this chapter include what impacts the industry's market share concentration, how do successful businesses handle concentration, what challenges do potential industry entrants face, how can potential entrants overcome barriers to entry, what are substitutes for industry services, how do successful businesses compete with substitutes and what power do buyers and suppliers have over the industry and how do successful businesses manage buyer & supplier power.
Companies
What's included in the Companies chapter?
The Companies chapter covers Key Takeaways, Market Share and Companies in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States. This includes data and analysis on companies operating in the industry that hold a market share greater than 5%.
Questions answered in this chapter include what companies have a meaningful market share and how each company is performing.
External Environment
What's included in the External Environment chapter?
The External Environment chapter covers Key Takeaways, External Drivers, Regulation & Policy and Assistance in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States. This includes data and statistics on factors impacting industry revenue such as economic indicators, regulation, policy and assistance programs.
Questions answered in this chapter include what demographic and macroeconomic factors impact the industry, what regulations impact the industry, what assistance is available to this industry.
Financial Benchmarks
What's included in the Financial Benchmarks chapter?
The Financial Benchmarks chapter covers Key Takeaways, Cost Structure, Financial Ratios, Valuation Multiples and Key Ratios in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States. This includes financial data and statistics on industry performance including key cost inputs, profitability, key financial ratios and enterprise value multiples.
Questions answered in this chapter include what trends impact industry costs and how financial ratios have changed overtime.
Industry Data
What's included in the Industry Data chapter?
The Industry Data chapter includes 10 years of historical data with 5 years of forecast data covering statistics like revenue, industry value add, establishments, enterprises, employment and wages in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the market size of the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States in 2026?
The market size of the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States is $57.1bn in 2026.
How many businesses are there in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States in 2025?
There are 1,162 businesses in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.7 % between 2020 and 2025.
How may import tariffs affect the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States?
The Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
How may export tariffs affect the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States?
The Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.
Has the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?
The market size of the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States has been growing at a CAGR of 2.4 % between 2020 and 2025.
What is the forecast growth of the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States over the next 5 years?
Over the next five years, the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States is expected to grow.
What does the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States include?
Providing health insurance plans and Providing plans to pay for hearing aids and other hearing medicines and devices are part of the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States.
How competitive is the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States?
The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Health & Welfare Funds industry in the United States.
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