The Keckley Report

This weekend, the American Hospital Association kicks-off its annual Leadership Summit in San Diego. Its agenda is organized around 8 themes: Transforming Care Delivery and Payment, Patient Centricity Through Digital…

Congress returns from its July 4 break today and its focus will be on the President: will he resign or tough it out through the election in 120 days. But…

In 126 days, U.S. voters will settle Campaign 2024 choosing the winners for 435 House seats, 34 Senate seats, 13 Governors and the White House. When final votes are counted,…

In the Congressional Budget Office’ latest report on the status of health insurance coverage from the 2023 National Health Interview Survey released last week, a cautiously optimistic picture of coverage…

Last week, 2 important economic reports were released that provide a retrospective and prospective assessment of the U.S. health economy: The CBO National Health Expenditure Forecast to 2032: “Health care…

Friday, the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association began their Annual Meeting in Chicago where payment reforms will headline the meeting and resolutions to strengthen the profession voted…

As campaigns for November elections gear up for early voting and Congress considers bipartisan reforms to limit consolidation and enhance competition in U.S. healthcare, prospective voters are sending a cleat…

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….