We asked healthcare leaders what innovations they’re most excited about, here’s what they told us.
This fall we’ve been sitting down with healthcare experts from across the industry to talk to them about the future of innovation. Today...
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Amanda Berra
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Drug shortages for the uninitiated
This month, my family and I were affected by two different drug shortages. First, we couldn’t fill a standing prescription for an ADHD...
Amanda Berra & Yulan Egan
Sep 26, 20234 min read
In praise of middle-ground strategy discussions
Why we developed the ‘Board Briefing’ series for members and the general public In our many years of working with healthcare...
Christopher Kerns
Sep 6, 20238 min read
The real impact of the IRA drug price controls
Cost savings for seniors are real—but there are thousands of ways to squeeze the balloon When the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022,...
Kirsta Hackmeier
Aug 24, 20237 min read
How to have meaningful conversations about innovation
Last month, we kicked off a new research study on the future of innovation. In the weeks that followed, we’ve had many fascinating...
Amanda Berra
Aug 16, 20237 min read
Healthcare 101 dos and don'ts
A State of Healthcare keynote-style presentation is not a good fit for new healthcare learners—and a basic healthcare 101 might not be...
Yulan Egan
Aug 10, 20238 min read
Union's 2023 State of Healthcare—a first look at the report
At Union, we believe strongly in the power of a membership-based model—one that not only provides high-quality content, but also includes...
Kirsta Hackmeier
Jul 25, 20235 min read
Disruptive distributors—new entrants in the provider acquisition game
In April our CEO, Christopher Kerns, kicked off our series on vertical integration with a post on the state of healthcare...
Yulan Egan
Jul 11, 20237 min read
Are we approaching an MA profitability cliff?
For the better part of a decade now, the general industry view on Medicare Advantage has been one of overwhelming positivity. It’s been a...
Amanda Berra
Jun 29, 20238 min read
What to make of the millions of dollars Hopkins spent on quality data reporting
Use board-type context questions to turn one surprising statistic into general healthcare insights An interesting new study, “The Volume...
Kirsta Hackmeier
Jun 22, 20239 min read
The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Cost Trend: Why did employer cost growth drop in 2022?
Last year, something strange happened to cost growth for employer health benefits: it slowed. In the face of decades of high single-digit...
Yulan Egan
Jun 15, 202311 min read
Consumerism has reshaped healthcare—just not how it was expected to
When I began my career in healthcare research over a decade ago, the concept of consumerism as a transformative force was in its heyday....
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