The Keckley Report

There’s growing evidence that the U.S. economic recovery will be a K recovery: a bi-directional response to the pandemic that will produce winners and losers. And the implication is profound…

In the midst of the pandemic and Campaign 2020, three events last week may punctuate the unique prominence of healthcare in our government and politics: Last Saturday, the White House…

The tradition dating back to 1960 of televised Presidential debates continues tomorrow night from Cleveland as Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace moderates. This debate comes at an unprecedented time in…

Last week, four new reports lend credence to the likelihood that large investor owned health insurance companies will emerge from the pandemic as the big winners: GoodRx analysis of prices…

Last week, the news cycle included coverage about the release of Bob Woodward’s “Rage”, continued volatility in the U.S. stock market, the California fires, and the Presidential Campaign. Relatively speaking,…

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office’ issued its updated outlook for FY 2020 predicting a record deficit of $3.3 trillion this year which includes $2.2 trillion for pandemic relief funding. …

Last week, private equity-backed StoneBridge Healthcare made an unsolicited offer to buy Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee for $475 million. Hospital officials denied the city’s safety net provider was…

Regardless of who wins the White House and which party controls the House and Senate, the role of employer-sponsored health benefits is certain to get more attention in coming weeks….

Tonight begins the next phase of Campaign 2020 for the White House. Over the next four days, Democrats will stage their virtual 2020 National Convention culminating in the nomination of…

Last Thursday, Chicago-based Oak Street Health (OSH) became the latest healthcare services company to become a publicly traded corporation. Its underwriters set its share price at $21. Investors liked the…