The Keckley Report

I fell down a flight of stairs at 4 a.m. last Wednesday. It was totally my fault. Since then, I have used hospital emergency departments in 2 states, a freestanding…

Last week, RAND issued its latest assessment of hospital prices concluding… “In 2022, across all hospital inpatient and outpatient services (including both facility and related professional claims), employers and private…

This is National Hospital week. It comes at a critical time for hospitals: The U.S. economy is strong but growing numbers in the population face financial insecurity and economic despair….

Over the weekend, campus unrest was the focus of news coverage nationwide. Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza is the issue. Opinions about its justification, battlefield tactics and the role…

Last Tuesday (April 23), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a 570-page final rule in a partisan 3-2 vote prohibiting employers from binding most American workers to post-employment non-competition agreements…

At the Annual Meeting of the American Hospital Association in DC last week, its all-out attack on “corporate insurance” was a prominent theme. In the meeting recap, AHA CEO Rick…

Today is the federal income Tax Day. In 43 states, it’s in addition to their own income tax requirements. Last year, the federal government took in $4.6 trillion and spent…

Last Monday, CMS announced the base payment rate it will pay Medicare Advantage plans in 2025: plans will see an average 3.7%, or $16 billion, increase in payments once risk…

Last week, Lown Institute released its latest report about hospital charity care concluding “80% of all nonprofit hospitals’ charity care falls behind tax breaks” based on 2021 IRS data for…

Of late, private equity investors in healthcare services have faced intense criticism that their business practices have compromised patient safety and raised costs for consumers. March 5, the FTC, DOJ…