With Medicaid as their Biggest Insurer, Academic Medical Centers are Uniquely Positioned to Work Collaboratively with States to Find...

Amid the ebb and flow of efforts by congressional Republications to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the nation’s...

BDC Advisors is proud to highlight this article in which Michael Schwartz, Principal, contributed his specialized knowledge as one of the...

Advanced practice clinicians offer an important solution to the looming challenge facing health systems from a growing demand for primary...

Even amid significant legislative ambiguity, reform remains a market-driven issue Healthcare Strategy in the Year of Uncertainty Despite...

Provider organizations still have far to go in preparing for the transition from fee-for-service to value-based payment—and most can...

We recently held our 11th CEO/Innovators Roundtable in Boston. This two-day gathering brought together some of the most dynamic minds in...

As health systems begin to explore opportunities to move into the realm of venture capital, they can benefit from the lessons learned...

The survival of CO-OPs in the health insurance marketplaces may depend on CMS’s willingness to make changes to its risk/premium...

The Medicare Advantage (MA) program offers the potential for substantial savings for health systems that are able to attract sicker...

Integrating patient care principles into core values can boost performance New physician integration models give health system boards and...

With the transition to fee for value accelerating in healthcare markets across the nation, the time is at hand for providers to develop...

How to Know if it is Time to Partner and Issues to Consider in the Partnership Process The prospect and fear of disruption in healthcare...

Multiple studies have demonstrated healthcare consumers are increasingly making their ambulatory care decisions on the basis of speed,...

This past June, leaders from health systems, outpatient services companies, health insurers, IT and equipment suppliers, health...

Deciding to Build, Buy, or Partner to Go to Market Many U.S. health systems have now become convinced that there are significant...

Although the number of acute care hospital mergers declined from 94 transactions in 2012 to 79 in 2014, the development of new regional...

The new reality of consumer-driven health care is prompting hospitals to make substantive changes to their marketing and contracting...

The changing healthcare environment offers strategic advantages to provider systems that own health plans, but such integration requires...

The new year is well underway now, and the Medicaid program is embarking on an expansion that should bring it to the forefront of many...