The Keckley Report

Last week was business as usual for the U.S. health system as other events grabbed the lion’s share of media attention: Healthcare affordability and fraud were frequent mentions as GOP…

Labor Day has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1882 to recognize the contributions of workers. Congress passed legislation (28 Stat 96) and President Grover Cleveland signed it into law…

Over the weekend, I caught parts of North Carolina’s 15-10 win over TCU in Dublin, Ireland and NC State’s loss to Virginia 34-8 in the ACC opener. All told, the…

Last week, during the U.S. Senate and House recess and back-to-school rush, media attention to healthcare was negligible. Healthcare trade media noted impressive earnings for Moderna and Bon Secours and…

As the nation pivoted to its Back-to-School routines last week while the Senate and House were recessed, the new cycle paid attention to familiar stories: On page one… US involvement…

Last week, Michigan voters chose former Detroit public health director Abdul El-Sayed as its Democratic nominee for its U.S. Senate seat—the latest in a series of wins by Democratic Socialists…

The House of Representatives begins its August recess this week. The Senate will join next week. Both leave DC. without a budget resolution which means reconciliation cannot begin and federal…

I was in the 10th grade at Tyner High School in Chattanooga when Medicaid passed as Title XIX of the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965. It was the cornerstone…

Last week was a bad week for physicians: CMS proposed decreased Medicare reimbursement for physicians (CMS’s CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule), nurses took dead aim at the American…

The short answer is yes, but the narrative is changing uncomfortably for some. I’ve studied healthcare trends and issues at home and abroad for 50 years—literally. A constant has been…