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Increased Outpatient Coding Intensity Following Hospital Adoption of AI-Enabled Scribing Warrants Examination but Likely Reflects Enhanced Rules-Based Documentation
Read the StudyApril 23, 2026
As the Number of Residency Positions Increase in 2026, Primary Care Fill Rates Decline and Workforce Gaps Widen
2026 Match data shows increasing residency positions, but worsening gaps as primary care goes unfilled, signaling supply growth misaligned with workforce demand.
Clara Petrucelli
FundamentalsApril 21, 2026
The Demographic Composition of Local Markets Determines Localized Healthcare Demand
Demographic shifts – aging, declining births, slowing immigration – are reshaping U.S. healthcare demand unevenly across markets, demanding local analysis over national averages.
Clara Petrucelli
StudiesApril 02, 2026
Behavioral Health Demand Is High and Increasing, With Growth Distributed Across a Wide Range of Diagnoses
Behavioral health visits increased 62.6% from 2018 to 2024, driven by anxiety and emotional disorders. Change in volume by diagnoses groups varies widely, suggesting more complex needs.
Clara Petrucelli
StrategyMarch 31, 2026
A Five-Year Strategy for Redesigning Employee Health Benefits to Compete in the Era of “Value for Money”
Price transparency will transform healthcare by enabling employers to save billions, improve quality and drive competition, as they steer employees to high-value providers using transparent data.
Clara Petrucelli
FundamentalsMarch 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.
StudiesFebruary 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.
FundamentalsJanuary 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.
StrategyJanuary 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.
StudiesNovember 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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