Medical care services- one of two components of the Medical Care Index in the United States- increased 2.1% for the 12 months ending November 2021, after rising 3.2% in 2020…
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This week, more than 800 will assemble in San Diego for America’s Physician Group’s (APG) 2021 Annual Conference. The group’s 335 member organizations seek to replace “the antiquated, dysfunctional fee-for-service…
The STAT headline last Tuesday read: “How America’s largest Catholic hospital system is moonlighting as a private equity firm” The news organization’s investigation involved “interviews with nearly two dozen academic…
Last Wednesday, Kaiser Family Foundation released its 2021 Employer Health Benefits Survey—the 23rd in the series. Headlined Average Family Premiums Rose 4% This Year to Top $22,000; Employers Boost Mental…
Today marks the opening day of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s (HFMA) Annual Conference in Minneapolis. This year’s theme is appropriate: “Reset your true north.” To veterans of the industry,…
This week, the national media spotlight will be on Glasgow for COP26—the 26th UN Climate Change Conference and expected votes on the President’s $1.2 trillion Infrastructure and scaled back $1.75…
For the past three months, Congress has been paralyzed by partisan bickering with few issues garnering bipartisan favor. Despite voter majority support for drug price containment, constraints on Big Tech…
While vaccine mandates and the advisability of boosters and its devastating impact on the healthcare workforce dominate media attention, opportunists with deep pockets outside traditional health delivery have taken advantage…
As healthcare leaders and Boards consider strategies for post-pandemic growth and sustainability, four environmental issues pose unprecedented challenges: 1. Workforce Shortages The healthcare industry’s labor shortage is not simply the…
Last Tuesday, I moderated a panel about the ‘The Future of Health Policy: A Candid Discussion’ at Modern Healthcare’s Leadership Symposium in Scottsdale. My panelists represent four of the most…
