My grim (and not-so-bold) prediction for the year ahead: Cost challenges will dominate leadership meetings throughout the year. My recommendation: Don’t let cost reduction be the only response. Instead, consider how building social capital can help organizations improve…
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Angela Adams, CEO of Inflo Health
After years of flat or falling payment rates, radiology providers are being asked to do more with less. Medicare cuts continue to squeeze margins, and inflation-driven cost hikes in…
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What You Should Know:
– According to Kaufman Hall’s 2025 Health System Performance Outlook, hospitals are facing a “financial trifecta” of rising non-labor expenses, workforce instability, and aggressive payer reimbursement pressures.
– Nearly 60% of health…
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What You Should Know:
– A new 50-state analysis reveals that over half (51.7%) of U.S. private-sector workers are now enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) as employers struggle to manage rising costs. The report…
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What You Should Know:
– U.S. healthcare organizations continued to face mounting expense pressures at the end of the third quarter of 2025, resulting in persistently thin operating margins despite steady growth in gross revenue.
–…
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Staffing at health care providers, especially for IT, is being challenged on many fronts. Inflation is up while Medicaid has been significantly cut. New technologies such as AI call for new types of staffing…
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What You Should Know:
– A new survey conducted by Dynata and commissioned by DUOS, a digital health company for Medicare beneficiaries, reveals a significant level of consumer concern about the future of…
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Caitlin (Cate) Howe, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery
Shawn Helms, co-head of McDermott Will & Emery’s Technology Transactions & Outsourcing Practice
Heather Bethancourt, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery
After years of severe financial pressure intensified…
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Meredith Kirchner, COO and Client Success Leader, Curae
The healthcare industry is caught in the crosshairs of historical inflation, driving up the costs of medical equipment, essential medications and treatments, and out-of-pocket costs. The combination…
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What You Should Know:
– The average price per insulin unit dropped 42%, from $0.33 in 2019 to $0.19, in mid-2024, according to a new report from GoodRx. The drop represent the lowest average recorded…
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