Healthcare Recent Insights


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The more things change: Navigating the next healthcare crisis under the One Big Beautiful Bill
With an estimated $1 trillion in healthcare-related spending reductions, the One Big Beautiful Bill could significantly disrupt the U.S. healthcare system. Flourishing in the face of uncertainty will require focus on four imperatives: margin transformation, care delivery realignment, structural resilience and technological enablement.


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Challenges and opportunities in physician practice succession planning


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Elevating the board’s role in financial planning in uncertain times


Podcast
President signs budget bill with $1T in healthcare spending cuts
Thoughts from Ken


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Taking a No-Regrets Approach to Health Inequity
Healthcare organizations have faced a set of historically intractable problems, some of which have become far more apparent and intense in the 20 months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including dealing with the fallout of a public health system.


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The Workforce Challenge Is a Segmentation Challenge


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
What Would You Do If You Were CEO of State Farm?


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Getting Culture Right
Thoughts from Lisa


Blog
Managing ratings as Medicaid reimbursement faces cuts
Possible limitations on state directed payment programs could have a significant impact on many hospitals’ bottom line. Organizations should act now to model the impact and identify steps that could help mitigate it.


Blog
Potential federal policy shifts: 10 key takeaways from the 2025 Spring Rating Agency webinar


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Pace of Downgrades Slowed in 2024: Five Key Takeaways


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Will the Hospital Industry Finally Land Its First “Triple A”?
Recent Reports


Research Report
Challenges and opportunities in physician practice succession planning
Forward-thinking practices should consider succession planning long before they think they need to. Those that do will continue to grow, attract new physician talent, satisfy the needs of retiring physicians and, ultimately, continue to benefit their patients and communities.


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M&A Quarterly Activity Report: Q2 2025


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National Hospital Flash Report: May 2025 Data


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