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Nearly half of Americans hesitant to get a COVID vaccine
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine is well underway, with dozens of vaccine candidates being tested worldwide. Because vaccines typically take a decade to get to market, the pace of…
Envisioning a new role for the board in health system strategy
Between the two of us, we’ve spent nearly 40 years working with CEOs and health system boards, and have attended hundreds of health system board meetings. In the past, board meetings…
The kids are not all right
Many children heading back to school—in whichever form that that may take this fall—have skipped their annual visit to the pediatrician. The graphic below highlights the sluggish rebound in pediatric…
Home as the center of “care anywhere”
We’re increasingly convinced that virtual physician visits are just one part of a continuum of care that can be delivered in the convenience and safety of the patient’s home. Health…
Envisioning the future of health system strategy
We’ve been working with our health system members to develop a perspective on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on strategy, discussing what’s changed and what hasn’t, and where leaders…
Increasing unemployment alters national payer mix
One in every five workers is now collecting unemployment benefits as the country struggles to get the COVID-19 outbreak under control. A Families USA study estimates a quarter of the 21.9M workers that were…
