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A conversation with Rich Liekweg, CEO of BJC Health System in Missouri, and Nick Barto, president of BJC Health System

The future will favor payers that adapt to changing market circumstances with agency and velocity. Payers will need to make tough choices.

With extension of the 2017 tax cuts identified as a key priority for the incoming Trump administration, offsetting expense actions will be needed to avoid increasing the federal deficit. Hospital leaders should be prepared for potential cuts to both the Medicaid program and the enhanced ACA subsidies enacted in 2021.

Recent efforts to contemporize primary care have proven that the best intentions, the smartest ideas, and a lot of money are no guarantee of commercial success. Corporate America has found primary care to be a confounding and, so far, unsuccessful business model.

As health systems enter a period of relative stabilization following the pandemic and its inflationary aftermath, many leaders are rethinking their organization’s enterprise strategy.

Solo living is becoming much more common in American society. As the concept of the American family shifts, and in this case, unwinds, healthcare leaders need to be attuned to new demands—and nimble enough to meet them.

Some health systems may find themselves wondering if the retreat of both Walmart and Walgreens proves that primary care delivery is just too hard for disruptors to find success.

A new conversation about founder mode vs. management mode is challenging conventional thinking about leadership styles and organizational structures. In a new blog, Ken Kaufman defines the characteristics of founder mode and how it can prompt leaders to test their habits and beliefs about how to run an organization.

We’re pleased to welcome you to our Strategy Spotlight blog, a space where we intend to regularly share our insights—and those of our colleagues—on the evolving challenges and opportunities healthcare organizations are confronting.

A shift in meaning of the term “brat” during the summer of 2024 marks a fundamental change in the notion of how to communicate with the public. This shift offers lessons that often contradict some of our deepest instincts about how to convey a message.

A question often asked by health system leaders is what will be required for future success. Responses from some of Kaufman Hall’s smartest consultants are featured in this new blog from Ken Kaufman. One common element: The need to make and stick with really hard decisions.

The new generation of weight-loss drugs has the potential to help reduce prevalence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, two of the most prevalent chronic conditions. How might that affect hospital operations and capital and financial planning?