The Keckley Report

Last Tuesday, the Trump administration served up its proposed budget for 2018-2027.  Over the next decade, it cuts total federal spending 2%, including reductions of $610 billion in Medicaid, $193…

Two reports last week point to the same result: healthcare is on a collision course with household finances. A Kaiser Family Foundation study released Wednesday found that 6.3 million Americans…

While the next chapter in health reform plays out in DC, the marketing departments in healthcare organizations are busy. Missions matter. Scale matters. Scope matters. Margins matter. But brands that…

Last Thursday, by a vote of 217-213, the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) which its proponents claim repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…

In Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price’s confirmation testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) January 17-18 and in numerous interviews and speeches since, Dr….

The private health insurance industry is complicated, controversial and misunderstood.  And with health costs going up and coverage shifting from private employers to individuals, Medicare and Medicaid, it might be…

Last Sunday evening, On April 9, 2017, David A. D. Dao, a 69-year-old Kentucky physician, was a passenger on United Express Flight No. 3411, scheduled to fly from Chicago, O’Hare…

Over the past decade, the number of hospital mergers has doubled from 50-60 annually to more than 100 the past few years. In the same period, the number of hospitals…

The value proposition for medical education needs attention. For the nation’s 147 academic medical centers and 400 teaching hospitals, the path forward is dicey.  For teaching hospitals that host residencies,…

As pundits and politicos do their post-mortem on the failure of the GOP to pass their American Health Care Act last week, attention will shift back to the Affordable Care…