Webster Macomber
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Webster Macomber
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Achieving “smart scale”: Insights from today’s high-performing health systems
Senior healthcare leaders and board members routinely ask us the following two questions: In our experience, exploring the answers to these questions can lead organizations down a variety of strategic paths, and most organizations have not yet developed a clear perspective on how they intend to make the most of greater scale. Our view is…
How to respond to Medicare Advantage’s rising headwinds
Medicare Advantage has experienced rapid membership growth, but providers and payers are facing headwinds that are increasing contention and uncertainty, leading to a shift in power and potential implosion of the program.
Payer trends health systems should watch closely in 2024
Health system leaders focused on the day-to-day needs of their organization can sometimes lose sight of key developments in other sectors of healthcare. But in an interconnected healthcare ecosystem, understanding the trendlines their payer counterparts are facing is essential. Threats to payers While some health system leaders might be under the impression that payers are…