The Keckley Report

In DC, the current focus of Congress’ attention is the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax reform package introduced Thursday. As proposed, it lowers corporate tax rates, eliminates or…

New York Times’ healthcare journalist Reed Abelson contacted me Thursday about the proposed acquisition of Aetna by CVS. She asked if I was surprised: I replied no. Big deals in…

The Board’s Fourth Imperative: Monitoring Culture The reputations of Wells Fargo, Uber, Equifax, Weinstein, Fox News, the University of Louisville basketball program and many others are tarnished as a result…

I’ve studied heath policy and industry trends for 40 years. Since passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, I do not recall a week…

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation released a Request for Information (RFI) last week– “New Direction for the CMS Innovation Center.” It’s the latest chapter in the unfolding policy…

I have spent much of the past two weeks with Millennials—the 18 to 34-year old’s who are a third of the U.S. work force and a voice not readily heard…

“Affordable healthcare” might be the most over-used and confusing term used in public discourse these days. It’s akin to “quality of care” and “access” as phrases that mean something different…

Last week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee wrapped up hearings focused on stabilizing the individual insurance market leaving unresolved an issue that separates Dem’s and Rep’s on…

As I was deplaning from my United flight Friday night, the flight attendant dutifully thanked me and my fellow passengers for choosing United. Only the Tuesday prior, my United flight…

The physician-patient relationship is a bedrock of the U.S. health system. Strong relationships are associated with higher ratings for physicians and better outcomes for patients but there’s a catch. In…