The Keckley Report

Like everyone, digesting the mid-term election results and what they mean for healthcare dominated my study last week. Notwithstanding other worthwhile stories—like CVS splitting its retail and services conglomerate into…

Election day is finally here though final results may not be known this week due to election protocols and likely challenges in states. Per polls and commentary across the ideological…

“Market research is strategic in any industry where supply is outpacing demand or where the rate of change is so dramatic some will win and many will lose. That’s exactly…

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…