Healthcare Recent Insights
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The site-neutral era is here. Is your ambulatory strategy ready?
Reimbursement reform is reshaping outpatient care. Learn how health systems can redesign ambulatory strategy, optimize site of care and protect margins in a lower-cost environment.
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M&A momentum continues with robust Q1 activity
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Gist Weekly: April 17, 2026
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Leadership development is the highest-ROI investment health systems make
Thoughts from Ken
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
An award-winning deal to support a population in need
Explore how Kaufman Hall helped structure an award-winning $80M financing solution to build a modern hospital for the Navajo Nation, overcoming unique legal and funding barriers to improve access and outcomes for Indigenous populations.
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Today’s essential characteristics for hospital success
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Healthcare expertise: Good news, bad news and difficult decisions
Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Being an asset, not a liability: Leadership lessons from a backup quarterback
Credit and Capital Insights by Lisa Goldstein
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Hospital rating activity moderates in 2025: Five key takeaways
Hospital rating downgrades declined in 2025 while the number of upgrades increased, resulting in a lower ratio of downgrades to upgrades and tempering higher downgrade activity in recent years.
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Why weren’t we downgraded?
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Medicare at 60: A strategic reflection and call to action
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Managing ratings as Medicaid reimbursement faces cuts
Recent Reports
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National Hospital Flash Report: February 2026 Data
Hospital financial performance is tenuous in early 2026. Hospital expenses remain elevated, while revenues are pressured by an eroding payer mix. Kaufman Hall's recent issue of the National Hospital Flash Report covers these and other key performance metrics.
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M&A quarterly activity report: Q1 2026
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National Hospital Flash Report: January 2026 Data
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