Hospitals experienced a slight increase in operating margins in November 2022—though margins remained negative for 2022 to date—according to the latest National Hospital Flash Report from Kaufman Hall.

In this summary of our Healthcare Leadership Conference rating agency panel, the agencies’ not-for-profit healthcare leaders address issues related to financial performance, covenant management, and ESG.

Health systems and physician practices—both independent and employed—could benefit from taking a fresh look at their affiliation options. Many health systems, responding in part to a...

Tuesday’s 7.1% CPI print was an improvement from October’s 7.7% and well off the 9.1% peak (so far) posted in June. 7.1% is not price stability and there remains a large gap to the Fed...

Listen to members of Kaufman Hall’s Performance Improvement practice discuss insights from our 2022 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement report.

Partnerships between health systems and higher ed institutions can address the critical and growing need for health professionals and help both parties respond to evolving needs for new skills and capabilities, together building a broader and better health professional workforce.

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes an inside look at the rise of risk-based contracting in value-based care models—and key challenges and opportunities for providers and insurers.

Listen to Kaufman Hall and Sg2 experts as they co-present highlights from recent annual research data regarding the evolving Healthcare Consumer.

Several health systems launched or ramped up their PSHPs after the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, taking advantage of growth in key market segments and providing an additional revenue source while supporting their community-centered missions.

For nearly all health systems, oncology services are an important driver of financial stability and growth. And as cancer care increasingly embraces precision medicine and personalized...

Healthcare issuance remains light, running at over 30% below 2021 YTD levels. No channel of external healthcare capital formation has been active, but there have been interesting...