Here are five things to know:
1. Funding for on-demand healthcare was $200 million in 2014.
2. The top 230 on-demand companies have raised more than $12.5 billion since 2000, with the health sector comprising 6 percent of on-demand companies.
3. Aside from the transportation industry, healthcare demand is the fastest growing on-demand sector, and represents one-fifth of total U.S. funding.
4. Since 2010, funding for primary care services totaled more than $639 million.
5. Government support, an increase in virtual services, the rise in mobile users, the growing interest in digital options and new products will fuel the on-demand healthcare market.
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