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Five key takeaways from the Spring Rating Agency Update
Explore five key takeaways from Kaufman Hall’s Spring Rating Agency update, including hospital credit trends, rating stability, and financial performance insights shaping 2025.
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AI in healthcare: What’s different and what isn’t
Explore how AI is reshaping healthcare—and what remains unchanged—in this Gist Healthcare Podcast episode, featuring insights on innovation, challenges, and real-world impact.
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Justin Guerra
Justin Guerra is a Senior Vice President with Kaufman Hall and a member of the firm’s Treasury & Capital Markets Practice. He provides analytical, quantitative, and strategic support to nationwide not-for-profit hospitals and health systems, focusing on innovative treasury solutions.
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Alyssa Gottschalg
Alyssa Gottschalg is a Senior Vice President at Kaufman Hall and a member of the firm’s Treasury & Capital Markets practice. She provides analytical, quantitative, and strategic support, primarily for nationwide not-for-profit hospitals and health systems.
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Costs spike, coverage slips in ACA marketplace
Explore how rising ACA Marketplace premiums—driven by higher healthcare costs and expiring subsidies—are reducing affordability and leading to declining coverage rates nationwide.
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Gist Weekly: April 10, 2026
Budget request includes healthcare cuts, stricter vetting slows physician pipeline, insurers reduce prior auths
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Hospital and health system M&A activity ramps up in Q1
CHICAGO – April 9 th, 2026 – Hospitals and health systems were involved in 22 announced M&A transactions in the first quarter of 2026—the highest level of Q1 M&A activity since 2020...
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M&A quarterly activity report: Q1 2026
Explore Kaufman Hall’s Q1 2026 M&A report highlighting renewed hospital and health system deal activity, key trends, and how financial pressures, market uncertainty, and strategic partnerships are shaping healthcare consolidation.
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National Hospital Flash Report: February 2026 Data
Hospital financial performance is tenuous in early 2026. Hospital expenses remain elevated, while revenues are pressured by an eroding payer mix. Kaufman Hall's recent issue of the National Hospital Flash Report covers these and other key performance metrics.
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Tobacco use falls into single digits
Explore Kaufman Hall’s infographic on declining tobacco use, highlighting recent trends, key data points, and what falling single-digit usage means for public health and healthcare systems.
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Gist Weekly: April 3, 2026
CMS memo outlines expectations for hospital food and nutritional services, GLP-1 pill approved, new HHS/CMS advisory committee announced
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