The healthcare industry is diverse and complex, with longtime staples and emerging disruptors to fit your portfolio -- and it also doesn't need to cost an arm and a leg. Plenty of stocks are trading for less than $100 per share right now. That means you can steadily accumulate little pieces of some of the world's greatest companies for less than the price of a dinner at a decent restaurant.

Here are several possibilities to consider, each playing a different role in the healthcare system. If all goes well, your future self will thank you.

Pharmaceutical companies are a critical component of healthcare. In an industry where size matters, (NYSE: PFE) is one of the industry's most prominent players, with a market cap of over $200 billion. It's behind numerous prescription drugs, including the best-selling COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic.

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