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UnitedHealth’s difficulties continue, more doctors exit traditional Medicare, troubling new report on hospital safety reporting

This week’s graphic features data from a KFF analysis of how prevalent immigrants are in the hospital workforce.

Primary care alignment remains essential, but employment is only one tool in the toolbox. Health systems facing mounting losses, shifting patient populations or rising competition from disruptive entrants should consider whether a different model might better serve their mission, physicians and patients.

As Medicare turns 60, new challenges are on the horizon: from site-neutral reforms to payment model shifts. These challenges will be compounded by the One Big Beautiful Bill’s impact. A proactive response will help ensure that hospitals remain vital community institutions in the decades ahead.

Watch our recent Rating Agency panel discussion featuring colleagues from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Hear the latest industry outlooks, rating activity through early 2025 and what this means for the healthcare sector.

BayCare Health System in Florida was one of four systems nationwide to pilot a wellbeing program to combat burnout and stress among nursing staff, in partnership with the American...

CBO report on OBBB, Aidoc secures financing, ACA premiums to spike

This week’s graphic features data from an American Hospital Association (AHA) report about violence in the healthcare workplace.

Many payer agreements lack provisions that would give hospitals greater visibility, predictability and recourse in the face of denial risk.

This episode features Kris Blohm and Courtney Midanek, Managing Directors and Co-Practice Leads for Mergers and Acquisitions at Kaufman Hall, as they explore how health systems can use a holistic, data-driven approach to assess operations, optimize service lines, and drive long-term success.

Forward-looking healthcare systems aren’t waiting for conditions to stabilize. They are moving deliberately toward strategic partnerships that position them for long-term relevance and resilience.

Burnout and stress are prevalent among healthcare providers, including nursing staff. On a recent episode of the Gist Healthcare podcast, host J. Carlisle Larsen is joined by Trish Shucoski, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, chief nurse executive at BayCare. And BayCare's advanced nursing educator, Rocky Hauch, DNP, RN, PCCN.