Medicaid cuts under H.R. 1 threaten DSH days and 340B eligibility. We discuss the implications and steps health systems can take now to protect their margin and mission.
For many consumers, AI is becoming the first step in the care journey. Health systems need to adapt to better guide decision-making and meet changing expectations.
These policies reflect a broad shift to outpatient care. Health systems will need to align outpatient strategy and site-of-care planning for sustainability under tighter reimbursement.
The Medicare Advantage market is entering a new phase defined by slower growth, financial retrenchment, and heightened operational discipline. We discuss key takeaways for providers.
More than 40% of rural hospitals are operating in the red, with 417 vulnerable to closure and hundreds more discontinuing critical services. Several considerations are critical to strategic planning.
The 2026 spending package includes $116.6 billion for HHS, extends the hospital at home waiver for 5 years, extends telehealth flexibilities, and takes steps toward site-neutral payments.
A $2B+ rural health system facing steep financial decline urgently needed to stabilize performance and plan for long-term transformation to ensure access and ongoing sustainability.
Reimagining primary care delivery is essential to improving access and health outcomes. Health systems will also need to pair it with better geographic distribution of the physician workforce.
We discuss how health systems will create the greatest sustainable impact by driving transformation from the inside out, using a technology-powered and human-elevated approach.