This week’s graphic illustrates the challenging operating environment many rural hospitals find themselves in.

This week’s graphic highlights data from Kaufman Hall’s recently released 2024 Hospital and Health System M&A in Review report on the current dynamics in health system merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.

Following last week’s graphic on Medicare Advantage (MA) star ratings, this week we highlight how different types of MA plans perform along certain patient outcomes metrics.

With the new year marking the official start of another record-breaking year for Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment, this week’s graphic takes a look at MA star ratings.

Congress scrambles for a new funding deal, a report details the financial impacts of a mandatory bundled payment model, and a woman receives a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, states were required to provide continuous enrollment for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in exchange for enhanced federal funding.

Following the release of Q3 financial reports, this week’s graphic takes stock of large health insurance companies’ recent financial performances.

This week’s graphic highlights the increasing prominence of state-directed payment (SDP) arrangements for Medicaid programs nationwide.

This week’s graphic illustrates how Epic has continued to expand its lead in the electronic health record (EHR) market over its rival Oracle Health, which acquired Cerner in 2022.

After hearing reports from health systems about decreasing revenue capture from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, this graphic dives into some of the trends driving this costly challenge providers are facing.

One year after retail health expansion reached a fever pitch, this week’s graphic takes stock of disruptors’ care delivery strategies.

This week’s graphic dives into how individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs), a relatively new coverage option, are being received in the market.