The Keckley Report

Mid-mid-term election day is 22 days away. The “official end” of the Covid public health emergency has been delayed to January 11. The Federal Reserve is expected to increase its…

Last week was a bad week for Medicare Advantage plans: ·        Overpayment allegation: Monday, a New York district judge handed down a ruling unfavorable to Anthem related to its defense…

Last Wednesday, the White House hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in DC—the first since the Nixon administration’s conference in 1969. Noting that food insecurity is…

With 6 weeks to the mid-term election, one thing is certain: healthcare issues will be prominent in campaign rhetoric but the reality is not much will change until after 2024….

For the past 15 years, regulators have tried to reduce spending and improve quality by changing incentives from volume to value. Has it worked? Background: At the Federal level, policymakers…

This week, the celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s life will take center stage leading up to her funeral September 19. The 96-year old’s longevity, the mystique of the monarchy and Britain’s…

Today begins the countdown to election day November 8: in 63 days, voters will elect 36 Governors, 30 State Attorneys General, 27 Secretaries of State, 35 US Senators, 435 US…

Last week, the DC-based Business Group on Health released its latest survey of Big Business’ views about U.S. healthcare: they’re worried about rising costs (as usual) and see a need…

The Federal Trade Commission issued a scathing 20-page report last Monday criticizing hospital Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) agreements and urging state lawmakers to suspend their use. “The FTC routinely…

Last week, a federal judge in Alabama approved a final settlement of $2.67 billion with Blue Cross Blue Shield companies in a 2012 lawsuit over alleged anticompetitive behavior that negatively…