Financial planning, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and unit economics.
Medical practice revenue growth is stalling in 2026 even as costs keep climbing. MGMA’s June 30, 2026 poll found just 47% of medical groups reporting higher year-to-date revenue…
Dentists’ economic confidence rose in Q2 2026 even as a persistent “fiscal squeeze” pressures practice margins: since January 2021, dental equipment, supplies, and staff wages have each climbed…
Medicare reimbursement remains below the cost of delivering care for 80% of medical groups in 2026, according to an MGMA Stat poll of 166 respondents. CMS set the…
CMS’s proposed CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule rule would sunset traditional MIPS reporting in 2029, replace it with specialty-focused MIPS Value Pathways covering roughly 98% of specialties, and…
CMS’s proposed rule would cap Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments at 100% of Medicare rates in expansion states and 110% in non-expansion states, projecting $775 billion in…
Commercial healthcare costs are projected to rise 9% in 2027, the highest medical cost trend in nearly two decades, as health plans cite AI-powered documentation and coding tools…
Commercial medical cost trend is projected to reach 9% in 2027 — the highest in 17 years — according to PwC’s Behind the Numbers 2027 report. Five inflators…
Medicare Advantage (MA) already offers substantially greater price predictability than traditional Medicare — MA enrollees saw monthly out-of-pocket costs 18–24% lower than traditional Medicare from 2014 to 2019,…
Independent orthopedic practices across the U.S. are reducing Medicare exposure — and in some cases dropping it entirely — as reimbursement rates fail to keep pace with rising…
Health systems in 2026 are applying a “buy, sell, or fight” calculus to market strategy — acquiring where they can build density, divesting where they’re subscale, and competing…
