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

Five-year cancer survival has reached a milestone of 70% – up from 49% in the mid-1970s. But mortality improvements are uneven: Black and American Indian and Alaska Native individuals have disproportionately high mortality rates despite, in some cases, lower overall incidence.

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October 17, 2025

Hospital Administrative Expenditures Exceed Direct Patient Care by Nearly 2x

Administrative expenditures at U.S. hospitals grew 87.2% from 2011 to 2023, outpacing direct patient care spending growth.

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October 13, 2025

How Regression to the Mean in Commercial Rates Would Impact Healthcare Costs

Although the hospital with the highest market share had the highest UHC rate, its Aetna rate was lower than two hospitals with lower market share.

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September 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.

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September 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.

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September 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.

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September 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

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August 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.

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August 05, 2025

Winning in an Outpatient World: Preparing for Potential Changes to Medicare’s IPO List

Health systems can expect to lose more than 50% of their inpatient volume to ambulatory settings in the three years following the removal of a code from the IPO list.

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July 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.

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