Thoughts from Ken


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
In difficult times leadership matters more
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?”


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The First Requirement of a High Performing Healthcare Organization: Providing Timely Appointments


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Implications of the National Hospital Flash Report for Hospital Operations


Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The Implications of Losing Access to Tax-Exempt Financing
Thoughts from Lisa


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Managing ratings as Medicaid reimbursement faces cuts
Possible limitations on state directed payment programs could have a significant impact on many hospitals’ bottom line. Organizations should act now to model the impact and identify steps that could help mitigate it.


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Potential federal policy shifts: 10 key takeaways from the 2025 Spring Rating Agency webinar


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Pace of Downgrades Slowed in 2024: Five Key Takeaways


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Will the Hospital Industry Finally Land Its First “Triple A”?
Strategy Spotlight


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Achieving “Smart Scale”: Insights from today’s high-performing health systems
Senior healthcare leaders and board members routinely ask us the following two questions.


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What is your plan of action if Medicaid cuts become a reality?


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Navigating Health Systems Through a Decade of Change


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The Key Strategic Decisions Health Systems Faced in 2024…And What’s in Store for 2025
Payer Perspectives


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How will evolving price transparency regulations impact payer-provider negotiations?
Assessing the future of healthcare price transparency requires taking a couple of steps back to review its recent history.


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Payers in 2025: A Case for Optimism, Agency, and Innovation Velocity


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Hey Alexa, What Medicare Advantage Plan Should I Buy?


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Medicaid Plans: Five Growth Opportunities, Post-Redetermination
Trending in Healthcare Treasury & Capital Markets


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The Balance Sheet Buffer
Balance sheet strength has buffered consumers and businesses from some of the restrictive shock of higher rates. With a relatively brittle revenue model in healthcare, the focus becomes whether, when, and how to restructure operations as balance sheets are spent down.


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External Capital Formation in a Higher Rate Environment


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Thoughts About a Governance Downgrade


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From Incremental to Multivariable Management
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