The Keckley Report

Black Friday for retailers is the gateway to their year-end financial results. In the 26-day 2024 shopping season, retailers anticipate sales of $979 to $989 billion (19% of total annual…

Last week, the American Medical Association (AMA) held its 2024 Interim House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Lake Beuna Vista, Florida. The Bi-Annual confab drew 700 delegates representing 200 medical…

While speculation swirls around key cabinet appointments in the incoming Trump administration, much is being written about how things might change for industries and the companies that compose them. Healthcare…

Like everyone else, I am thankful the election end is in sight and a degree of “normalcy” might return. By next week, we should know who will sit in the…

Last week, I wrote about three predictions for healthcare regardless of next week’s the election results: States will be the epicenter for healthcare legislation and regulation; federal initiatives will be…

With 15 days before voters decide the composition of the 119th U.S. Congress and the next White House occupant, the immediate future for U.S. healthcare is both predictable and problematic:…

With the election 22 days away and inflation the key issue for voters, the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is especially important. Released last…

On October 15, the open enrollment period for Medicare begins running through December 7 for coverage starting in January 2025. In this period, 67 million Medicare eligible seniors can review…

It’s a question lots of folks inside and outside of healthcare are asking these days. On September 28, the AHA Today headline read: “Report: Nonprofit hospitals value to communities 10…

Last Thursday, the Commonwealth Fund released its assessment of how the U.S. health system compares to other developed systems of the world. The title says it all: Mirror, Mirror 2024:…