Explore Kaufman Hall’s Gist Weekly for May 8, 2026, featuring expert insights on healthcare policy, hospital strategy, AI, M&A activity, workforce trends, and the latest industry developments.

Learn how healthcare organizations drive value realization with effective integration strategy, governance, KPIs, and post-merger planning.

CMS indefinitely suspends GLP-1 pilot, call for nominations for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, UnitedHealth beats quarterly estimates.

A new framework shows how access and capacity reveal hidden constraints in health systems—and how to unlock throughput, improve loyalty, and expand margins.

This week’s Gist Weekly covers key healthcare industry developments including hospital financial performance trends, emerging care delivery strategies, and notable policy and regulatory updates shaping providers, payers, and the broader healthcare landscape.

Budget request includes healthcare cuts, stricter vetting slows physician pipeline, insurers reduce prior auths

CMS memo outlines expectations for hospital food and nutritional services, GLP-1 pill approved, new HHS/CMS advisory committee announced

Explore how non-acute partnerships can drive strategic growth, improve care delivery, and create value beyond traditional scale in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.

Reimbursement reform is reshaping outpatient care. Learn how health systems can redesign ambulatory strategy, optimize site of care and protect margins in a lower-cost environment.