Marriott International maintains a highaveragegrowthrateof 4.7%, as well as extensive expansion plans - 800 hotelstotalling 125,000 rooms, most of which arein an advanced development stage.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency overseeing the programs, has warned that between 2015 and 2021, health spending is set to grow at an average annual rate of 6.2% as a result of the aging of the population, expansion of access to care under the federal health-care law, and an improvement in economic conditions.