ACA marketplace enrollment drops, the largest nursing strike in New York City history, AI for healthcare

Explore how hospitals and health systems are navigating persistent financial headwinds through strategic mergers, partnerships and realignment. The 2025 M&A Review, offers expert insights on evolving deal structures, capital constraints and the growing role of scale and specialization.

Despite a decline in hospital performance and volume this month, year-to-date revenue, volume, and margins are still strong compared to prior years.

Last year, the United States experienced its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, with more than 2,000 confirmed cases reported by the CDC across 49 outbreaks nationwide.

Superflu emerges, cervical cancer screening guidelines are updated, Utah to deploy AI for prescription renewals

In an era of increasing financial pressure, UK HealthCare has achieved impressive progress in reducing non-labor expenses through a coordinated strategy that blends analytics, process improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

This year’s most popular insight illustrated in infographic form.

What a year for AI, federal policy and health plans

In 2025, many health system leaders renewed an enterprise-wide strategy while navigating major uncertainties. They evaluated growth, advanced ambulatory and service line efforts, and balanced performance, growth, and transformation. In 2026, health systems will need to clearly define how they’ll transform to fulfill their missions and better serve patients.

Editor’s note: This is a compilation of top pieces about the One Big Beautiful Bill published this year by Vizient and Kaufman Hall experts. Links to the full pieces can be found in...

Hospitals are getting squeezed from all sides, so winning will come down to nailing the basics—tight operations and finances, great quality, a workable payer mix, steadily better clinical talent, and a patient experience that’s easy and welcoming—with strong board and leadership teamwork to pull it all off.