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Increased Outpatient Coding Intensity Following Hospital Adoption of AI-Enabled Scribing Warrants Examination but Likely Reflects Enhanced Rules-Based Documentation

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Fundamentals

March 03, 2026

Examining CMS’s National Health Expenditure Estimates for 2024

U.S. healthcare spending keeps rising, driven by higher prices, shifting care to outpatient settings and greater treatment intensity, even as overall care utilization remains flat or declines.

Clara Petrucelli • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

Studies

February 26, 2026

Cancer Survival Up 140% Since the Mid-1970s, but Mortality Improvements Are Uneven Across Racial Groups

ACS projects 2.1M new cancer cases and 626,140 deaths in the U.S. for 2026. Five-year survival has reached 70%, but disparities persist by race, region and socioeconomic status.

Clara Petrucelli • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

Fundamentals

January 27, 2026

Middlemen in the U.S. Healthcare System: Shaping Costs and Complexity

Middlemen such PBMs, GPOs, TPAs and health insurance brokers play a central role in connecting stakeholders across healthcare, but their influence is increasingly under scrutiny for contributing to financial waste.

Clara Petrucelli • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

Strategy

January 13, 2026

Crunching the Numbers: Analysis of 2026 Healthcare Predictions

A structured analysis of 2026 healthcare predictions, highlighting six recurring themes across policy disruption, cost pressure and system capacity constraints.

Clara Petrucelli • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

Studies

November 10, 2025

2025 Labor and Delivery Closures Disproportionately Affect Smaller Hospitals Serving Roughly One-Third of Local Births

Despite the financial reality that makes the closure of labor and delivery services inevitable in smaller markets, the health policy implications are amplified.

Clara Petrucelli • Austin Miller • Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

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