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Pre-Diagnostic Symptom Patterns Preceding Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Differ by Age as Early-Onset Incidence Increases
Read the StudySeptember 29, 2025
Younger Adults and Women Drive Growth in Nutrition Services
Data suggests that health economy stakeholders view nutrition as an ancillary service instead of the cornerstone of chronic disease prevention.
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Colin Macon
StudiesSeptember 22, 2025
Market Trends in Private Equity-Backed Healthcare, With Insights From Home Health
Scrutiny of the role of private equity (PE) firms in healthcare has increased in parallel with their investments in healthcare services.
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesSeptember 15, 2025
The Proposed Elimination of the Inpatient Only List Will Further Accelerate the Shift of Surgeries to Outpatient Settings
CMS’s proposal to phase out the IPO list beginning in 2026 is expected to accelerate the shift of surgical care from inpatient to HOPDs and ASCs.
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Austin Miller
StudiesSeptember 08, 2025
Surgical Procedures Are Increasingly Imperiled by New Pharmaceuticals
Rising GLP-1 use across the surgical patient care journey suggests increasing integration of pharmacologic treatment in weight management strategies
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Austin Miller
StudiesAugust 25, 2025
Minnesota's Novel 340B Financial Reporting Program Reveals Revenue Concentration Among Disproportionate Share Hospitals and Specialty Medications
Minnesota's 340B Program was associated with $630M in net revenue in 2023, with 80.2% concentrated among disproportionate share hospitals.
Katie Patton • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D. • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesJuly 28, 2025
Antibiotic Overprescribing Remains High in Certain Provider Types, Care Settings and Regions
Antibiotic overprescribing is a persistent public health challenge with significant implications for treatment efficacy and patient safety.
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Austin Miller
StudiesJuly 21, 2025
Medicare Advantage Utilization Remained Relatively Flat from 2022 to 2023, While Utilization by Care Setting Was Variable
Increase in Medicare Advantage utilization across all care settings and enrollment suggesting some correlation between the two.
Katie Patton • Colin Macon • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.
StudiesJuly 14, 2025
Despite Regulatory Scrutiny, Increases in Adult ADHD Diagnosis and Off-Label Stimulant Prescribing Continued Through 2023
An increasing proportion of patients prescribed stimulants do not have a documented ADHD diagnosis.
Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Austin Miller
StudiesMay 14, 2025
Changes in Coding Intensity Suggest How Upcoding Is Happening Across Outpatient Settings
A trend toward higher-acuity billing across care settings has raised concerns about upcoding, the effects of which extend beyond payer reimbursements.
Katie Patton • Colin Macon • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.






















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