Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last Are Payers and Providers Ready for Multi-Year Health Plans? Multi-year health plan products have the potential to change a lot about how healthcare business models work today. Blog Senate Mulls Spending Bill That Includes Significant Federal Healthcare Cuts Michael McAuliff covers policy and politics in Washington D.C. for Modern Healthcare. He joins the podcast to talk more about the recent budget reconciliation bill. Podcast Demographics behind youth firearm ED visits Demographics behind youth firearm ED visits Infographic Gist Weekly: June 6, 2025 CBO releases coverage impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill, 5th Circuit to rehear No Surprises Act challenge, many Epic customers live on TEFCA. Blog National Hospital Flash Report: April 2025 Data Hospital performance improved between January and April, and on a year-to-date basis, performance in the first four months of 2025 compared favorably to the same period in 2024. Research Report Uncovering key strategic questions facing hospitals and health systems The challenges that hospitals and health systems currently face are amplifying this complexity, from uncertainty about potential changes to federal healthcare policy—including Medicaid and NIH funding cuts and tariffs—inflation, and ongoing workforce challenges. Blog A rural-academic partnership that’s working: Q&A with Columbia Memorial Hospital CEO Erik Thorsen A unique rural-academic partnership has enabled a critical access hospital to significantly expand access to services. At the same time, careful financial planning has supported debt issuance for a state-of-the-art facility for the community. Article Gist Weekly: May 30, 2025 Trump administration continues transparency push, Hinge Health’s splash IPO, CMS looks for Medicare Advantage fraud. Blog Troubled times for a major payer This week’s graphic highlights UnitedHealth Group’s recent financial difficulties—which the large healthcare conglomerate did not fully anticipate. Infographic Modernizing utilization management: A case for system-level change For many health systems, utilization management (UM) has long been a functional necessity, but rarely a strategic priority. Originally designed to ensure clinical appropriateness and support payer requirements, UM often grew up within hospital walls, shaped by local workflows and embedded within broader care management structures. Article Gist Weekly: May 23, 2025 House passes Medicaid cuts, FDA changes Covid booster approval guidance, former President Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer. Blog Intersection of performance improvement and health access This week’s graphic highlights Vizient Vulnerability Index (VVI) and procedure utilization data to show how utilization differs when certain socioeconomic factors are considered. Infographic Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last
Are Payers and Providers Ready for Multi-Year Health Plans? Multi-year health plan products have the potential to change a lot about how healthcare business models work today. Blog
Senate Mulls Spending Bill That Includes Significant Federal Healthcare Cuts Michael McAuliff covers policy and politics in Washington D.C. for Modern Healthcare. He joins the podcast to talk more about the recent budget reconciliation bill. Podcast
Gist Weekly: June 6, 2025 CBO releases coverage impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill, 5th Circuit to rehear No Surprises Act challenge, many Epic customers live on TEFCA. Blog
National Hospital Flash Report: April 2025 Data Hospital performance improved between January and April, and on a year-to-date basis, performance in the first four months of 2025 compared favorably to the same period in 2024. Research Report
Uncovering key strategic questions facing hospitals and health systems The challenges that hospitals and health systems currently face are amplifying this complexity, from uncertainty about potential changes to federal healthcare policy—including Medicaid and NIH funding cuts and tariffs—inflation, and ongoing workforce challenges. Blog
A rural-academic partnership that’s working: Q&A with Columbia Memorial Hospital CEO Erik Thorsen A unique rural-academic partnership has enabled a critical access hospital to significantly expand access to services. At the same time, careful financial planning has supported debt issuance for a state-of-the-art facility for the community. Article
Gist Weekly: May 30, 2025 Trump administration continues transparency push, Hinge Health’s splash IPO, CMS looks for Medicare Advantage fraud. Blog
Troubled times for a major payer This week’s graphic highlights UnitedHealth Group’s recent financial difficulties—which the large healthcare conglomerate did not fully anticipate. Infographic
Modernizing utilization management: A case for system-level change For many health systems, utilization management (UM) has long been a functional necessity, but rarely a strategic priority. Originally designed to ensure clinical appropriateness and support payer requirements, UM often grew up within hospital walls, shaped by local workflows and embedded within broader care management structures. Article
Gist Weekly: May 23, 2025 House passes Medicaid cuts, FDA changes Covid booster approval guidance, former President Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer. Blog
Intersection of performance improvement and health access This week’s graphic highlights Vizient Vulnerability Index (VVI) and procedure utilization data to show how utilization differs when certain socioeconomic factors are considered. Infographic