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SCOTUS to hear challenge to ACA preventive care mandate, DEA proposes telehealth rule for controlled substances, FDA announces three regulations

Following last week’s graphic on Medicare Advantage (MA) star ratings, this week we highlight how different types of MA plans perform along certain patient outcomes metrics.

The latest Kaufman Hall Report includes highlights from the 35th annual Healthcare Leadership Conference, which featured high-level thinking and reflection on how our industry’s ongoing transformation will progress into the future.

With the new year marking the official start of another record-breaking year for Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment, this week’s graphic takes a look at MA star ratings.

CFPB removes medical debt from credit reports, ACA marketplace enrollment hits a record high, and US records first death from bird flu.

While patient volumes decreased this month, expenses rose. The workforce continues to be competitive as labor expenses rose despite the dip in patient volumes.

The numbers from hospital and health system M&A activity in 2024 confirm the unevenness of recovery and the challenges that many organizations continue to face. The percentage of transactions involving a financially distressed party and the percentage of transactions involving a divestiture both reached record highs.

The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson drew a chilling response from much of the American public. While wholly inappropriate, this reaction suggests that America’s healthcare consumers might want something very different from what they currently receive.

Congress scrambles for a new funding deal, a report details the financial impacts of a mandatory bundled payment model, and a woman receives a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

Congress scrambles for a new funding deal, a report details the financial impacts of a mandatory bundled payment model, and a woman receives a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

Supplemental funding programs, cybersecurity risks, and industry outlooks were the themes of this year’s Therese L. Wareham Rating Agency Panel at the 2024 Kaufman Hall Healthcare Leadership Conference.

It has been an incredibly busy and exciting year for our Strategy & Business Transformation practice at Kaufman Hall. In 2024, we observed hospitals and health systems take steps to reinvigorate their strategic efforts amid a stabilizing, but still challenging, outlook.