The Motley Fool - There%27s been a lot of turmoil and gnashing of teeth surrounding recent health-care reform, but even in the absence of reform, it%27s hard to deny that the health-care sector will play an increasingly important part in all our lives in the future. Though we have yet to see how these new measures will play out in the real world, you can%27t argue with demographics. A growing elderly population, especially as the first wave of baby boomers retires, means an escalating demand for health-care services.