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VP Harris proposes that Medicare cover home health aides, four health systems launch a new company, and CMS releases its initial list for $2 generic drugs.

With 27 announced transactions, Q3 had the highest level of activity thus far in 2024. Total transacted revenue of more than $13 billion was the highest Q3 total in the last eight years.

Leaders of publicly owned hospitals should make an ownership model analysis a regular part of their strategic planning process. While public ownership confers many advantages, this analysis will help leadership ensure that the ownership model aligns with strategic goals and long-term viability.

As ambulatory services grow, so does competition in the area of ambulatory surgery center (ASC) management services. Health systems have an ever-expanding range of potential partners that are offering increasingly flexible alignment structures.

CMS releases results from the first round of Medicare Drug Price Negotiations, Steward finds a buyer for its physician group, and employers are using price transparency data in their suits against Aetna.

Community Health Systems plans to sell its three Pennsylvania hospitals, a bankruptcy judge allows Steward Health Care to close two Massachusetts hospitals, and CMS approves North Carolina’s medical debt relief program.

As healthcare market conditions continue to stabilize after several years of pandemic-era volatility, many hospital and health system leaders are revisiting their organizations’ strategic options for long-term sustainability.

This Sg2 Perspectives podcast, featuring Kaufman Hall Senior VP Adnan Qureshi, offers insights on current trends in private equity deals and perspectives on how private equity can help healthcare.

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes an inside look at resetting organizational enterprise strategy.

A judge orders a partial, preliminary injunction of the FTC’s noncompete ban, Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic announce plans to combine, and CMS proposes a nearly 3% cut to Medicare physician pay for 2025.

Evolving industry dynamics will prompt further consolidation among not-for-profit life plan communities, especially as organizations look to add scale to their platforms. This activity will have strategic implications for LPC organizations of all sizes.

Watch an engaging discussion with Moody’s, Fitch and S&P on their latest industry outlooks and hear top-of-mind topics including cyber preparedness, financial performance and capital spending as we head into the second half of the year, and contemporary strategies for long-term sustainability.