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

The hospital and health system leaders we work with are extremely concerned about the financial impact their organizations may experience from potentially significant Medicaid policy changes, following the recent passage of a budget resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives.

House passes budget resolution, President Trump issues executive order on price transparency, first death from measles in United States since 2015 reported.

The graphic highlights the most recent data from software and analytics firm Strata Decision Technology comparing 2024 hospital volumes by admission types with 2023 and 2022 volumes.

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

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes highlights from the 35th annual Healthcare Leadership Conference, which featured high-level thinking and reflection on how our industry’s ongoing transformation will progress into the future.

HRSA warns Johnson & Johnson over 340B restrictions, a group of hospitals sues HHS to overturn DSH payment changes, and a CHS subsidiary expands its urgent care network.

As organizations increasingly adopt a service line planning model, integrated strategic financial planning is more critical than ever.

The White House finalizes mental health parity rules, CMS notifies 1M beneficiaries of data breach, and Humana is exiting 13 MA markets.

As ambulatory services grow, so does competition in the area of ambulatory surgery center (ASC) management services. Health systems have an ever-expanding range of potential partners that are offering increasingly flexible alignment structures.

In this week’s graphic, we highlight the most recent data from software and analytics firm Strata Decision Technology to assess how hospital volumes have changed since 2022.

As healthcare market conditions continue to stabilize after several years of pandemic-era volatility, many hospital and health system leaders are revisiting their organizations’ strategic options for long-term sustainability.