The Keckley Report

As campaign 2026 nears its end in 15 days, polls show the potential for some surprising results and political pundits are already speculating about what to expect in the lame…

Every 20 years or so, healthcare industry leaders, academics and policy wonks happen on a solution to escalating healthcare spending. Since prospective payments replaced fee-for-service markups in the 80s, the…

Early voting for Campaign 2026 began in MN, SD and VA September 18, followed by VT September 19 and IL September 24. Today, early voting starts in CA, MT and…

Last Friday, I had the honor of meeting with Fellows in the Milbank Memorial Fund program where top state health department and elected leaders discuss policy issues facing their states….

Last week, the American Hospital Association released a study by Kaufman Hall, its preferred data vendor, that took issue with methodologies used by critics of hospital consolidation: “These findings suggest…

Last week was business as usual for the U.S. health system as other events grabbed the lion’s share of media attention: Healthcare affordability and fraud were frequent mentions as GOP…

Labor Day has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1882 to recognize the contributions of workers. Congress passed legislation (28 Stat 96) and President Grover Cleveland signed it into law…

Over the weekend, I caught parts of North Carolina’s 15-10 win over TCU in Dublin, Ireland and NC State’s loss to Virginia 34-8 in the ACC opener. All told, the…

Last week, during the U.S. Senate and House recess and back-to-school rush, media attention to healthcare was negligible. Healthcare trade media noted impressive earnings for Moderna and Bon Secours and…

As the nation pivoted to its Back-to-School routines last week while the Senate and House were recessed, the new cycle paid attention to familiar stories: On page one… US involvement…