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More Than Half of GLP-1 Patients Have a Diagnosis Associated with a Newly Approved or Investigational Indication

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November 03, 2025

Growth in Emerging Chronic Conditions Signals a General Sense of Unwellness

Collectively, the challenge for health economy stakeholders is to consider its poor performance in managing predictable chronic health conditions.

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

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October 27, 2025

Projected Population Change and Market-Level Incidence Rates Influence Healthcare Demand

The lack of correlation between population trends and surgical incidence rates challenges assumptions about long-term growth in healthcare demand.

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

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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.

Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

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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.

Katie Patton • Matt Ikard • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Jim Browne

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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.

Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D. • Colin Macon

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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.

Katie Patton • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

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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.

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

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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

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

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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.

Katie Patton • Sanjula Jain, Ph.D. • Allison Oakes, Ph.D.

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