While Medicaid work requirements may reduce program costs, they would put 36 million people at risk of losing coverage—with negative impacts on access and population health.
Federal disruptions to communications, funding, and processes at the NIH are impacting clinical research, straining health system finances, and creating general uncertainty about the future.
61 senior strategy executives at US health systems shared what they think about key healthcare trends, what keeps them up at night, and where they are making strategic investments for the future.
Managed care contracting was historically successful with just-in-time negotiation execution and budget adherence. But today’s challenges require a differentiated, strategic approach.
Sweeping funding freezes were rescinded, but unpredictability remains as the underlying executive orders are still in force—potentially affecting DEI, climate-related, and other targeted initiatives.
A leading academic physician group set out to optimize its revenue cycle. Here’s how it’s bringing down annual costs by $17 million and boosting annual net revenue by $15.6 million.
Independent community pharmacies are weighing whether they can afford to offer drugs at their new rates, even as direct-to-consumer pharmacies are expanding.