The Keckley Report

The American Hospital Association holds its Annual Membership Meeting in DC March 4-6. It comes at a precarious time: Clinical innovations and AI are pushing care away from hospitals into…

Last week, the reality of change in the U.S. political landscape became real, especially for the health industry. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won the Senate Finance Committee’s vote 14-13 and…

For most Americans, having health insurance is still considered a hedge against unexpected or otherwise unaffordable medical bills. For most employers, offering health insurance to employees is still considered necessary…

Last Friday (January 24), comedian Bill Maher offered a perspective on the murder of UnitedHealth Executive Brian Thompson on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. With characteristic profanity-laced sarcasm, he…

The prologue to the Trump Presidency is history. It is marked by promises to reduce federal spending by $2 trillion, deport illegal immigrants and close the border, replace establishment appointees…

Last week, the Senate Budget Committee released a 171-page staff report about private equity (PE) ownership of hospitals—its second in two years. This report focused on Apollo Global Management’s ownership…

In late 2025, two events reset the U.S. health system’s future at least through 2026 and possibly beyond: November 5, 2024: The Election: Its post-mortem by pollsters and pundits reflects…

Last Wednesday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its National Health Expenditures (NHE) Report for 2023. Media headlines focused on these results: NHE grew 7.5% to $4.9…

The murder of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson (aka BT) December 4 and prosecution of his alleged killer Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania and New York will be in the media…

I never met Brian Thompson. His senseless death is first and foremost a human tragedy. Second, it’s a business story that continues to unfold. Speculation about the shooter’s motive and…