May 29, 2018 What's Missing in the National Quality Strategy? May 29, 2018
May 21, 2018 Reducing Health Costs: What’s Working and What’s Not May 21, 2018
May 14, 2018 One Industry, Two Views: Which will be our Future State? May 14, 2018
May 7, 2018 Is Nursing in Jeopardy? May 7, 2018

April 2018

Apr 30, 2018 Hospital Price Transparency: Does it Matter? Apr 30, 2018
Apr 23, 2018 Radical Incrementalism or System Re-design: Which Way Forward for U.S. Healthcare Apr 23, 2018
Apr 16, 2018 The Curious Disconnect between Paying Taxes and Healthcare Apr 16, 2018
Apr 9, 2018 World Health Day: Did you Miss it? Apr 9, 2018
Apr 2, 2018 Myth: As Medicare Goes so Goes the U.S. Health System Apr 2, 2018

March 2018

Mar 26, 2018 Myth: All Healthcare is Local Mar 26, 2018
Mar 19, 2018 Myth: Drug prices accurately reflect their costs for development Mar 19, 2018
Mar 12, 2018 Myth: There's a Physician Shortage in the U.S. Mar 12, 2018
Mar 5, 2018 Myth: Quality of Care in the U.S. System is the World's Best Mar 5, 2018

February 2018

Feb 26, 2018 Why Warren Buffett has Shunned Investing in Healthcare Feb 26, 2018
Feb 19, 2018 Hospital Employment of Physicians: The Realities Today, Challenges Tomorrow Feb 19, 2018
Feb 12, 2018 Eroding Trust in the U.S. System is Opportunistic for Disruptors Feb 12, 2018
Feb 5, 2018 Is the Amazon, JP Morgan, Berkshire Hathaway Venture Armageddon for Healthcare as we Know It? Feb 5, 2018

January 2018

Jan 29, 2018 Are Community Hospitals Obsolete? Jan 29, 2018
Jan 22, 2018 The Resident: Hollywood’s Latest Take on Graduate Medical Education Jan 22, 2018
Jan 15, 2018 Core Beliefs about Healthcare: The Generational Differences Matter Jan 15, 2018
Jan 8, 2018 The JPMorgan Storylines: A Preview Jan 8, 2018
Jan 2, 2018 2018: A Make or Break Year for Hospitals Jan 2, 2018

December 2017

Dec 18, 2017 The Eight C’s that will Define Healthcare in 2018 and Beyond Dec 18, 2017
Dec 11, 2017 The CVS-Aetna Deal is a Wake-Up Call for Incumbents Dec 11, 2017
Dec 4, 2017 The Physician’s Voice: Is Anyone Listening? Dec 4, 2017

November 2017

Nov 27, 2017 The Combat Zones in Healthcare Next Year Nov 27, 2017
Nov 20, 2017 Are Alternative Payment Models here to Stay? Nov 20, 2017
Nov 13, 2017 The Future of U.S. Healthcare is not so Clear Nov 13, 2017
Nov 6, 2017 The Uncanny Similarities between Health Reform and Tax Reform Nov 6, 2017

October 2017

Oct 30, 2017 The CVS-Aetna Combination: What’s it Really Mean? Oct 30, 2017
Oct 23, 2017 Oct 23, 2017
Oct 16, 2017 The Week that Altered the National Discussion about Health Reform and More Oct 16, 2017
Oct 9, 2017 The Four Challenges Keeping Hospital CEOs Awake at Night Oct 9, 2017
Oct 2, 2017 My Take: Millennials aren’t Buying What We’re Selling Oct 2, 2017

September 2017

Sep 25, 2017 Straight Talk about Affordable Healthcare Sep 25, 2017
Sep 18, 2017 Medicare for All: The Two Issues It Must Confront Sep 18, 2017
Sep 11, 2017 Is Choice the Real Issue? Sep 11, 2017
Sep 4, 2017 The Widening Gap in Physician-Patient Relationships Sep 4, 2017

August 2017

Aug 28, 2017 The Fake News in Healthcare Aug 28, 2017
Aug 21, 2017 It’s Time to Stop the Blame Game in Healthcare and Fix the Problems Aug 21, 2017
Aug 14, 2017 Re-thinking Employer Health Benefits Aug 14, 2017
Aug 7, 2017 An Open Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Aug 7, 2017

July 2017

Jul 31, 2017 What’s the Future for Hospitals? Jul 31, 2017
Jul 24, 2017 My Take: It’s Time for a Fresh Start on U.S. Health Reform Jul 24, 2017
Jul 17, 2017 Healthcare is a Migraine for Governors Jul 17, 2017
Jul 10, 2017 Changing Health Insurance Plans Again: Seriously? Jul 10, 2017
Jul 3, 2017 The U.S. Healthcare System: How did we Get Here, and Where are we Going? Jul 3, 2017

June 2017

Jun 26, 2017 The Winners and Losers in the Senate Healthcare Bill and the Four Themes Not Addressed at All Jun 26, 2017
Jun 19, 2017 Healthcare: 50 Years Later Jun 19, 2017
Jun 12, 2017 Health Reform: The Five Tipping Points We should be Watching Jun 12, 2017
Jun 5, 2017 Is the Community Health Needs Assessment getting the Attention It Needs? Jun 5, 2017

May 2017

May 29, 2017 It’s Time for "THE TALK" about the Future of our Health System May 29, 2017
May 22, 2017 Medical Debt is a System Issue May 22, 2017
May 15, 2017 Rethinking Branding in Healthcare May 15, 2017
May 8, 2017 Health Reform: What’s Next? May 8, 2017
May 1, 2017 Rethinking the Physician-Patient Relationship May 1, 2017

April 2017

Apr 24, 2017 Health Insurance: Is it Time to Reset? Apr 24, 2017
Apr 17, 2017 The Rest of the Story about United Flight 3411 and What Healthcare Can Learn Apr 17, 2017
Apr 10, 2017 The Three Pressure Points in Hospital Consolidation Apr 10, 2017
Apr 3, 2017 The Value Proposition for Medical Education is Under Stress Apr 3, 2017

March 2017

Mar 27, 2017 The Affordable Care Act: Chapter Two Mar 27, 2017
Mar 20, 2017 Happy anniversary ACA! Mar 20, 2017
Mar 14, 2017 Interpreting the CBO Report: Just the Facts Mar 14, 2017
Mar 13, 2017 The American Health Care Act: What You Need to Know and What you Need to Watch Mar 13, 2017
Mar 6, 2017 Healthcare is Complicated: Is it Fixable? Mar 6, 2017

February 2017

Feb 27, 2017 Back to the Future for Hospitals? Feb 27, 2017
Feb 20, 2017 The Future for Physicians: The Realities and Challenges Feb 20, 2017
Feb 13, 2017 “A Viewers Guide to Health Reform” Feb 13, 2017
Feb 6, 2017 What Healthcare and the NFL Have in Common Feb 6, 2017
Feb 2, 2017 The Terms We Use to Confuse Feb 2, 2017

January 2017

Jan 23, 2017 The Inconvenient Truth about the Military and Veterans Health Systems Jan 23, 2017
Jan 19, 2017 Key Takeaways from Confirmation Hearing for Tom Price, Nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services Jan 19, 2017
Jan 16, 2017 Those Colored Tiles Gotta’ Go Jan 16, 2017
Jan 9, 2017 Lessons from Theranos for Healthcare Investors Jan 9, 2017
Jan 2, 2017 The 2017 Watch list for Healthcare Jan 2, 2017

December 2016

Dec 26, 2016 What are lenders and investors thinking about healthcare these days? Dec 26, 2016
Dec 19, 2016 Hospital Inpatient Care: Taking a Closer Look at the PLOS Study Results Dec 19, 2016
Dec 12, 2016 Pence, Price & Ryan PC: The Guiding Principles of the New Healthcare Partnership Dec 12, 2016
Dec 5, 2016 Affordability: Time for a Fresh Look? Dec 5, 2016

November 2016

Nov 28, 2016 The Future for CMMI: The Six Changes it Can Make to Improve the Performance of the U.S. Health System Nov 28, 2016
Nov 21, 2016 Living in Uncertainty: The New, New Normal Nov 21, 2016
Nov 14, 2016 Replacing Obamacare: The Seven Fundamental Questions that should be Addressed by the new USA Inc. CEO Nov 14, 2016
Nov 9, 2016 Special Post Election Edition: Health Reform and the Trump White House: Implications for Key Stakeholders Nov 9, 2016
Nov 7, 2016 Dear Madame/Mr. President: Nov 7, 2016

October 2016

Oct 31, 2016 The Health Insurance Marketplaces Chapter Four: Three Things not to Forget Oct 31, 2016
Oct 24, 2016 The Most Elusive Concept in Healthcare: Value Oct 24, 2016
Oct 17, 2016 The Trust Gap in Healthcare: Findings from the 2016 Trust Survey Oct 17, 2016
Oct 10, 2016 The Future for Hospitals: It’s Clear Oct 10, 2016
Oct 3, 2016 Let’s be Honest about the Pushback to Mandatory Bundles Oct 3, 2016

September 2016

Sep 26, 2016 The Great Debate: the 10 Questions about Healthcare that will Go Unanswered Tonight Sep 26, 2016
Sep 19, 2016 The Rest of the Story about the Economic Good News Sep 19, 2016
Sep 12, 2016 The False Assumptions Healthcare Providers have about Seniors Sep 12, 2016
Sep 5, 2016 Remembering Erlanger’s Basement Workers and that Birdie on #11 Sep 5, 2016

August 2016

Aug 29, 2016 Will Drug Prices Ignite Occupy Healthcare? Aug 29, 2016
Aug 22, 2016 Aetna’s Marketplace Retreat: Tit for Tat with the DOJ or Just a Business Decision Aug 22, 2016
Aug 15, 2016 Direct Primary Care: Back to the Future or Disruptive Innovation Aug 15, 2016
Aug 8, 2016 CMS’ One-Two Punch: More Bundles, Higher Penalties Aug 8, 2016
Aug 1, 2016 CMS Five Star Ratings for Hospitals: The American Way Aug 1, 2016

July 2016

Jul 25, 2016 American Political Theatre: Act Two—The Democratic Convention Jul 25, 2016
Jul 18, 2016 Dear Delegates: Who Cares? Jul 18, 2016
Jul 11, 2016 Is PhyCor 2.0 Ahead? Jul 11, 2016
Jul 4, 2016 Independence Day in Healthcare Jul 4, 2016

June 2016

Jun 27, 2016 The Pandemic in Healthcare: Ignorance Jun 27, 2016
Jun 20, 2016 The Conundrum of Precision Medicine Jun 20, 2016
Jun 13, 2016 Re-thinking Hospital Consolidation Realistically Jun 13, 2016
Jun 6, 2016 Third Gen Hospitals: New Systems of Health Jun 6, 2016

May 2016

May 30, 2016 Millennials and Healthcare: What Message are they Sending? May 30, 2016
May 23, 2016 The Domino Effect of House v. Burwell May 23, 2016
May 16, 2016 The Insurance Marketplaces: Ground Zero for the Affordable Care Act May 16, 2016
May 9, 2016 The Food Fights in Healthcare test our "Emotional IQ” May 9, 2016
May 2, 2016 The Biggest Misconceptions about the U.S. Health System: A Fair and Balanced Review May 2, 2016

April 2016

Apr 25, 2016 The Suicide Rate: Not Just Another Set of Numbers Apr 25, 2016
Apr 18, 2016 Income Taxes and Healthcare: The Disconnect Apr 18, 2016
Apr 11, 2016 Campaign 2016 Issue Brief #6: Medicaid, the Elephant in the Room Apr 11, 2016
Apr 4, 2016 Campaign 2016 Issue Brief #5: The ACA and the Supreme Court Apr 4, 2016

March 2016

Mar 21, 2016 Campaign Issue Brief #3: Provider Sponsored Risk Mar 21, 2016
Mar 14, 2016 Campaign Issue #2: Controlling Drug Costs Mar 14, 2016
Mar 7, 2016 Campaign Issue Brief #1: Medicare for All Mar 7, 2016

February 2016

Feb 29, 2016 Public Enemy #1 in Healthcare: Ignorance Feb 29, 2016
Feb 22, 2016 The Blind Spots for Hospital Governance Feb 22, 2016
Feb 22, 2016 Key Takeaways for Healthcare from Iowa and New Hampshire Feb 22, 2016
Feb 10, 2016 Retail Health: The Future in Healthcare Feb 10, 2016

January 2016

Jan 26, 2016 Quarterbacking Medicaid: the Toughest Job in Healthcare Jan 26, 2016
Jan 21, 2016 Is Healthcare Ripe for Disintermediation? Jan 21, 2016
Jan 11, 2016 The Healthcare Workforce and Public Trust: What They Think Matters Jan 11, 2016
Jan 4, 2016 Concussion: There’s More to the Story than the NFL Jan 4, 2016

December 2015

Dec 28, 2015 Special Edition: The 2016 Regulatory Agenda for Healthcare – More Guidance, More Laws, More Risk Dec 28, 2015
Dec 21, 2015 Hospital Prices: The Inconvenient Truth Dec 21, 2015
Dec 14, 2015 Special Edition: In Health Reform 2.0, Provider-Sponsored Health Plans in Systems of Health Key Dec 14, 2015
Dec 9, 2015 The Top 10 Healthcare Headlines in 2016 Dec 9, 2015

November 2015

Nov 16, 2015 Is the U.S. Healthcare System Trustworthy? Nov 16, 2015
Nov 9, 2015 The Future of Health Insurance in the U.S. System Nov 9, 2015
Nov 2, 2015 Big Might Not Be Big Enough for Some! Nov 2, 2015

October 2015

Oct 26, 2015 The Underdogs in the Health Insurance Market Oct 26, 2015
Oct 19, 2015 The Labels that Matter Most Oct 19, 2015
Oct 12, 2015 Primary Care 2.0: The Front Line in Health Reform Oct 12, 2015
Oct 5, 2015 The Bigger Questions about Health Insurance Oct 5, 2015

September 2015

Sep 28, 2015 The New Drug War Sep 28, 2015
Sep 21, 2015 Reputations at Risk Sep 21, 2015
Sep 14, 2015 Healthcare's Game of Thrones Sep 14, 2015
Sep 8, 2015 It's Always Labor Day in a Hospital Sep 8, 2015

August 2015

Aug 31, 2015 Accountable Care Organizations: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Aug 31, 2015
Aug 24, 2015 The Donald Effect in Healthcare Aug 24, 2015
Aug 17, 2015 Drug Costs in Unwanted Spotlight Aug 17, 2015
Aug 10, 2015 The Voice of Physician Leadership: 'The Shift from Volume to Value is OK, but Do it with Us, not Around Us' Aug 10, 2015
Aug 3, 2015 Happy Birthday Medicare, but Who Really Cares? Aug 3, 2015

July 2015

Jul 27, 2015 A Fresh Look at Physician Employment by Hospitals Jul 27, 2015
Jul 20, 2015 "Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch" Jul 20, 2015
Jul 13, 2015 Dear Secretary Burwell, About Those Bundles... Jul 13, 2015
Jul 6, 2015 Health Insurer Consolidation: What Does the New “Big Three” Mean for the Rest of Us? Jul 6, 2015

June 2015

Jun 29, 2015 Looking Past King V. Burwell Jun 29, 2015
Jun 22, 2015 Moneyball in Healthcare Jun 22, 2015
Jun 15, 2015 The Epidemic of Visual Impairment in Healthcare Jun 15, 2015
Jun 8, 2015 Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty for Health Plans? Jun 8, 2015
Jun 1, 2015 We Need to Push the Pause Button Jun 1, 2015

May 2015

May 26, 2015 The Luis Lang Story May 26, 2015
May 18, 2015 The Biggest Challenge in U.S. Healthcare - Becoming a Retail Industry May 18, 2015
May 11, 2015 Cancer Care Management: A Good News, Bad News Scenario May 11, 2015
May 4, 2015 In King v. Burwell, the Stakes are High May 4, 2015

April 2015

Apr 27, 2015 The 10 New Power Phrases in Healthcare and the Confusion Factor Apr 27, 2015
Apr 20, 2015 Dr. Oz's Odyssey Apr 20, 2015
Apr 13, 2015 The Federal Role in Healthcare: Where Your Taxes Go! Apr 13, 2015
Apr 6, 2015 The Final Four Apr 6, 2015

March 2015

Mar 30, 2015 The SGR Fix: What's the Reality for Physicians? Mar 30, 2015
Mar 23, 2015 Special Edition: Fifth Anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Current Status, What's Ahead? Mar 23, 2015
Mar 16, 2015 Match Day: Challenges in Graduate Medical Education Mar 16, 2015
Mar 9, 2015 Hospital Report Cards: Do they Matter? Mar 9, 2015
Mar 2, 2015 King v. Burwell: What's it Really Mean for the Industry? Mar 2, 2015

February 2015

Feb 23, 2015 The Health Exchange Story Line Feb 23, 2015
Feb 17, 2015 Where's the Apple in Healthcare? Feb 17, 2015
Feb 9, 2015 CMO(s) are MVP(s) Feb 9, 2015
Feb 2, 2015 Special Edition: "HHS Doubles Down on Provider-Sponsored Risk" Feb 2, 2015

January 2015

Jan 26, 2015 Medical Necessity and Unnecessary Care - the Full Story Jan 26, 2015
Jan 19, 2015 The Sacred Cows in Healthcare Jan 19, 2015
Jan 12, 2015 Steve Brill's Bitter Pill Jan 12, 2015
Jan 5, 2015 Investors and Healthcare: A Look at 2015 Expectations Jan 5, 2015

December 2014

Dec 29, 2014 Special Edition: The Top Ten Healthcare Headlines You’ll Not Read in 2015 Dec 29, 2014
Dec 22, 2014 For Physicians, the Cheese has Moved Dec 22, 2014
Dec 15, 2014 Healthcare and the FY15 Budget: There's More to it than the Numbers Dec 15, 2014
Dec 8, 2014 The Second Curve: It's More than the Transition from Volume to Value! Dec 8, 2014
Dec 1, 2014 Are Americans Thankful for our System of Healthcare? Dec 1, 2014

November 2014

Nov 24, 2014 CVS Health Playing a Whole New Game Nov 24, 2014
Nov 17, 2014 Picture This! Nov 17, 2014
Nov 10, 2014 The ACA and the Election: Sorting Things Out Nov 10, 2014
Nov 3, 2014 Medicaid: Who Could Have Imagined? Nov 3, 2014

October 2014

Oct 27, 2014 The New Day for Physician Business Relationship Transparency Oct 27, 2014
Oct 20, 2014 Stop Piling On! A Missed Opportunity... Oct 20, 2014
Oct 13, 2014 Ebola and Other Stories Worth Coverage Oct 13, 2014
Oct 6, 2014 Physician Payments Sunshine Act Disclosures: What Did We Learn? Oct 6, 2014

September 2014

Sep 29, 2014 The Big Shift from Volume to Value Sep 29, 2014
Sep 22, 2014 Sticker Shock in Healthcare? Sep 22, 2014
Sep 15, 2014 ‘Go Big or Get Out’ No Sure Bet Sep 15, 2014
Sep 8, 2014 What does CVS see that others don’t? Sep 8, 2014
Sep 2, 2014 Healthcare at Home Sep 2, 2014

August 2014

Aug 25, 2014 Hospital Boards: The Toughest Job in Healthcare? Aug 25, 2014
Aug 18, 2014 The Leverage Game of the Three Major Players Aug 18, 2014
Aug 11, 2014 The Pass-Through Industry Aug 11, 2014
Aug 4, 2014 Physician Training Gets a Fresh Look Aug 4, 2014

July 2014

Jul 28, 2014 A 55-Hour Reminder Jul 28, 2014
Jul 23, 2014 Hospital Rankings: Getting from Good to Great Jul 23, 2014
Jul 21, 2014 Survival: The Hunger Games in Healthcare Jul 21, 2014
Jul 7, 2014 Supreme Court Decisions add to Employer Uncertainty Jul 7, 2014

June 2014

Jun 30, 2014 The VA System's Corrosive Culture Jun 30, 2014
Jun 26, 2014 Supreme Court decision in Hobby Lobby, Conestoga v. Sebellius challenge not the real story Jun 26, 2014
Jun 16, 2014 Physician Behavior in the Spotlight: Unwanted Attention Jun 16, 2014
Jun 9, 2014 My Take: The Culture in Healthcare Jun 9, 2014
Jun 2, 2014 My Take: Hospital Boards need to Step Up Jun 2, 2014

May 2014

May 27, 2014 A Closer Look at the VA: There's More to the Story May 27, 2014
May 19, 2014 A Closer Look at Public Trust in Healthcare May 19, 2014
May 12, 2014 Physician-Hospital Alignment: A Closer Look May 12, 2014
May 5, 2014 My take: What does the expanded enrollment mean? May 5, 2014

April 2014

Apr 28, 2014 My Take: More Big Deals in Healthcare Likely Apr 28, 2014
Apr 21, 2014 My take: Health Information Technology--there's no turning back! Apr 21, 2014
Apr 14, 2014 My Take: The Medicare Physician Database Apr 14, 2014
Apr 7, 2014 Elevated Pulse: Sign of the Times Apr 7, 2014

March 2014

Mar 31, 2014 The Rest of the Story on Health Exchange Enrollment Mar 31, 2014
Mar 24, 2014 The Affordable Care Act Four Years Later: Big Bets Remain, New Laws Likely Mar 24, 2014
Mar 17, 2014 What do Millennials want from the Health System? The Three Imperatives Mar 17, 2014
Mar 10, 2014 Employers to Escalate Game in Health Reform 2.0 Mar 10, 2014
Mar 3, 2014 Primary Care 2.0: A Vision for a Transformative Solution Mar 3, 2014

February 2014

Feb 24, 2014 Medicare Advantage: Round Two Negotiation will not be the Same Feb 24, 2014
Feb 17, 2014 Straight Talk about the Value Proposition in Health Care Feb 17, 2014
Feb 10, 2014 The Spotlight is on our Business Practices and Competitive Strategies Feb 10, 2014
Feb 3, 2014 The Complete Picture on ACOs Feb 3, 2014

January 2014

Jan 27, 2014 Income Equality and Healthcare in the U.S. Jan 27, 2014
Jan 20, 2014 Field Report from JPM Jan 20, 2014
Jan 13, 2014 The Facts about the Figures Jan 13, 2014
Jan 6, 2014 Profit in health care can be a problem Jan 6, 2014
Jan 1, 2014 Special Edition - 2014: What to Expect in Health Care Jan 1, 2014

December 2013

Dec 30, 2013 Over-treatment or Duck Dynasty? Dec 30, 2013
Dec 23, 2013 Healthcare Bowl Season: A Look at the Major Match-ups Dec 23, 2013
Dec 16, 2013 Dear Santa Dec 16, 2013
Dec 9, 2013 Sticker Shock will lead to Occupy Healthcare Dec 9, 2013
Dec 2, 2013 The Three Challenges facing Private Health Insurers Dec 2, 2013

November 2013

Nov 25, 2013 Per Capita Health Costs not the Full Story Nov 25, 2013
Nov 18, 2013 Strike Two Nov 18, 2013

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