The election creates new opportunities to influence healthcare policy, but it does not remove the need to adapt to the financial and operational pressures already underway.
A new CMS measure ties ED boarding to reimbursement, with mandatory ECAT reporting starting in 2028. Health systems should act now to validate data, baseline performance, and address patient flow.
UW Health tripled its hospital at home average daily census and generated $7.1 million in annual system value while delivering care at $1.6K lower cost per patient day.
Newly released federal reports and investment announcements reflect increased support for new approaches to care delivery as stakeholders seek to preserve rural access to care.
Forces reshaping oncology over the next decade represent the greatest opportunity in a generation to rewrite cancer care delivery. We define the emerging landscape and four new strategic mandates.
Numerous changes to the Medicare Advantage landscape in 2027—including changes to plan, provider network, and benefit availability—increase the need for payer-provider collaboration.
We examine anticipated election outcome scenarios, what to watch for, and eight key healthcare policy implementation areas for which health systems must prepare in the months ahead.
The latest wave of AI pilots and partnerships is an important testing ground as organizations will need to move deliberately and stay responsive to what clinicians and patients are already asking for.
The next era of care will require more intentional collaboration to extend pediatric expertise, combine capabilities and investment, and address needs that increasingly span organizations and sectors.