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Last year, the United States experienced its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases reported by the CDC across 49 outbreaks nationwide.

In an era of increasing financial pressure, UK HealthCare has achieved impressive progress in reducing non-labor expenses through a coordinated strategy that blends analytics, process improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

What a year for AI, federal policy and health plans

This year’s most popular insight illustrated in infographic form.

Editor’s note: This is a compilation of top pieces about the One Big Beautiful Bill published this year by Vizient and Kaufman Hall experts. Links to the full pieces can be found in...

In 2025, many health system leaders renewed an enterprise-wide strategy while navigating major uncertainties. They evaluated growth, advanced ambulatory and service line efforts, and balanced performance, growth, and transformation. In 2026, health systems will need to clearly define how they’ll transform to fulfill their missions and better serve patients.

Hospitals are getting squeezed from all sides, so winning will come down to nailing the basics—tight operations and finances, great quality, a workable payer mix, steadily better clinical talent, and a patient experience that’s easy and welcoming—with strong board and leadership teamwork to pull it all off.

After successfully reducing average length of stay (LOS) at its flagship hospital, Carilion Clinic set out to do something many health systems attempt, but few achieve: replicate a successful intervention across a diverse set of regional facilities. The result is a case study in the power and the challenge of operational systemness.

From rapidly expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits a fast-evolving federal public health agenda, today’s episode of the Gist Healthcare Podcast delves into some of the biggest healthcare policy news of 2025.

HHS unveils AI strategy, hospitals improve patient safety, OPPS final rule expands site neutrality

Newly published projections from The Commonwealth Fund highlight persistent physician shortages, limited telehealth access and infrastructure and payment challenges in rural healthcare.

A recent investor conversation at the Kaufman Hall Healthcare Leadership Conference offers insights as to where investors are focused today, and what borrowers can do to meet the market on favorable terms.