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With an estimated $1 trillion in healthcare-related spending reductions, the One Big Beautiful Bill could significantly disrupt the U.S. healthcare system. Flourishing in the face of uncertainty will require focus on four imperatives: margin transformation, care delivery realignment, structural resilience and technological enablement.

large and complex assemblage of interdependencies. Any change to one part could create multiple, hard-to-predict effects throughout the system. When making changes to a fragile system that serves so many, the watchword should be caution.

A recent Vizient benchmarking survey found the top barrier to implementing AI is a lack of clear return on investment. A successful AI strategy must include a clear prioritization framework and a deeper understanding of value.

Multi-year health plan products have the potential to change a lot about how healthcare business models work today.

CBO releases coverage impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill, 5th Circuit to rehear No Surprises Act challenge, many Epic customers live on TEFCA.

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.

House passes Medicaid cuts, FDA changes Covid booster approval guidance, former President Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Trump administration releases 2026 budget, President Trump to boost domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing, Rite Aid declares bankruptcy again.

Why are hospitals unable to efficiently fill their appointment slots, even in the face of very significant demand? Lessons from the airlines on how they fill seats can help provide solutions to this problem.

Senior healthcare leaders and board members routinely ask us the following two questions.

The proposed NIH policy to cap indirect costs on research grants at 15% would strain academic medical centers (AMCs) and universities that rely on these funds to support essential infrastructure.

In conversations with hospital boards and C-suite leaders, a question frequently raised is: “Given such difficult operating circumstances, why are some hospitals successfully managing through – and others are not?”