Healthcare BPO Market by Size, Share, Trends by Outsourcing Models, Life Science (R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales & Marketing ), Provider, Payer, Region - Global Forecast to 2030
The healthcare BPO market is projected to reach USD 694.3 billion by 2030, up from USD 417.7 billion in 2025, at a CAGR of 10.7% from 2025 to 2030. The growth of the healthcare BPO market is driven by increasing pressure to control rising healthcare costs and the growing reliance on outsourcing in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sectors. The integration of advanced data analytics and the rising adoption of AI-driven tools, particularly in drug discovery, are creating significant opportunities for market expansion during the forecast period. However, challenges persist, especially regarding limitations in data capture and management processes within Medicaid services, which may impede the full potential of outsourcing in certain segments of the market.
Scope of the Report
Years Considered for the Study
2024-2030
Base Year
2024
Forecast Period
2024-2030
Units Considered
Value (USD billion)
Segments
Provider service, payer service, and life science service
Regions covered
North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa
"The claims management services segment accounted for the largest share in Healthcare BPO market.''
Based on payer services, the healthcare BPO market is segmented into claims management services, integrated front-end services, back-office operations, member management services, product development and business acquisition services (PDBA), provider management services, care management services, billing and accounts management services, and HR services. In 2024, the claims management services segment accounted for the largest share of the healthcare BPO market, driven by the growing tendency of healthcare payers to outsource these critical functions. By outsourcing claims management, payer organizations can mitigate the risks of processing delays, financial penalties, and stakeholder dissatisfaction resulting from backlogs. As effective claims handling is vital for maintaining operational continuity and ensuring timely reimbursements, leveraging specialized BPO providers enables payers to enhance operational efficiency, reduce administrative costs, and improve accuracy and compliance in claims processing.
"The sales and marketing service segment accounts for the largest share of the healthcare BPO market in the non-clinical category services."
Based on the life sciences services segment, the healthcare BPO market is divided into manufacturing, research & development, and non-clinical services. The non-clinical services segment is further categorized into sales and marketing services, supply chain management and logistics services, and other non-clinical services. In 2024, the sales and marketing services segment represents the largest share in the healthcare BPO market. The dominance of sales and marketing services within the non-clinical services segment of the healthcare BPO market is primarily due to the intricate regulatory landscape of the pharmaceutical industry. As regulations constantly evolve, pharmaceutical companies are compelled to focus their resources on core activities such as research and development and production. Consequently, this has increased the demand for specialized marketing services to effectively navigate the complex regulatory environment. Additionally, the need for extensive field forces has driven the rise of contract sales organizations in the pharmaceutical sector.
"By region, North America dominated the market in the healthcare BPO market in 2024"
The healthcare BPO market is divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. North America is projected to maintain a significant market share during the forecast period. This growth is expected to be driven by factors such as increasing government support for improving healthcare infrastructure, the need to reduce healthcare costs, a rising volume of claims denials and billing errors, the high number of private healthcare payers and well-established government payers, and the presence of numerous healthcare IT companies.
The break-down of primary participants is as mentioned below:
By Company Type: Tier 1 (20%), Tier 2 (45%), and Tier 3 (35%)
By Designation: C-level (30%), Director-level (20%), and Others (50%)
By Region: North America (42%), Europe (25%), Asia Pacific (21%), Latin America (7%), Middle East & Africa (5%)
Key Players
The major players operating in this market include Accenture plc. (Ireland), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (US), Tata Consultancy Services Limited (India), Conduent Incorporated (US), WNS (Holdings) Limited (India), NTT Data Group Corporation (Japan), Iqvia Holdings Inc (US), Mphasis (India), Genpact Limited (US), Wipro Limited (India), Infosys BPM (India), Firstsource Solutions Limited (India), International Business Machines Corporation (US), GeBBS (US), Capgemini SE (France), Omega Healthcare Management Services (India), UnitedHealth Group (US), HCL Technologies Limited (India), Parexel International (MA) Corporation (US), Sutherland Global (US), 1840 & Company (US), Invensis Technologies (India), Access Healthcare (India), Vee Healthtek, Inc (US), and AGS Health (US). These companies adopted strategies such as expansions, partnerships, collaborations, and acquisitions to strengthen their market presence in the healthcare BPO market.
Research Coverage
This report examines the healthcare BPO market based on life science services, payer services, provider services, and region. It also analyzes factors (such as drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges) affecting market growth. The report evaluates the opportunities and challenges in the market for stakeholders and provides details of the competitive landscape for market leaders. Additionally, it studies micro markets concerning their growth trends, prospects, and contributions to the overall healthcare BPO market. The report forecasts the revenue of the market segments in relation to five major regions.
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This report also includes.
Analysis of key drivers (shift to ICD-10 coding standards and upcoming ICD-11 standards, pressure to reduce the rising healthcare costs, loss of revenue due to billing errors, demand for niche services, need for structured processes and documentation, lack of in-house expertise in end-use industries, growing outsourcing in the pharma and biopharma industries), restraints (hidden outsourcing costs, concerns related to losing visibility and control over the business process), challenges (limitations in data capturing process in Medicaid services, data security concerns), opportunities (advanced data analytics, growing adoption of artificial intelligence-based tools for drug discovery) affecting the growth of the healthcare BPO market
Product Development/Innovation: Detailed insights on upcoming trends, research & development activities, and service launches in the healthcare BPO market
Market Development: Comprehensive information on the lucrative emerging markets, life science services, payer services, provider services, and regions
Market Diversification: Exhaustive information about the growing geographies, recent developments, and investments in the healthcare BPO market
Competitive Assessment: In-depth assessment of market share, growth strategies, service offerings, company evaluation quadrant, and capabilities of leading players in the global healthcare BPO market
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 STUDY OBJECTIVES
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION
1.2.1 LIFE SCIENCE SERVICE DEFINITION
1.2.2 PAYER SERVICE DEFINITION
1.2.3 PROVIDER SERVICE DEFINITION
1.2.4 INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS
1.3 MARKET SCOPE
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED
1.3.3 CURRENCY CONSIDERED
1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1 RESEARCH APPROACH
2.1.1 SECONDARY RESEARCH
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources
2.1.2.2 Key industry insights
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION
2.4 STUDY ASSUMPTIONS
2.5 RESEARCH LIMITATIONS
2.5.1 METHODOLOGY-RELATED LIMITATIONS
2.5.2 SCOPE-RELATED LIMITATIONS
2.6 RISK ASSESSMENT
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYERS IN HEALTHCARE BPO MARKET
4.2 ASIA PACIFIC: HEALTHCARE BPO MARKET, BY LIFE SCIENCE SERVICE AND COUNTRY