'Repeal and Replace' or 'Refine and Reform'? What a second Trump administration could mean for the ACA
In the early days of the first Trump administration—during which the GOP also held control of both Houses of Congress—'Repeal and...
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Yulan Egan
Nov 198 min read
Key company profiles: CVS Health's approach to vertical integration
Today's post is the second in an ongoing series we're publishing on key players in healthcare vertical integration . Nearly everyone in...
Yulan Egan
Nov 78 min read
Trump's health policy agenda: Eight issues we expect to see (and two we don't)
Earlier this week, former President Trump secured a decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House....
Yulan Egan
Sep 107 min read
Key company profiles: UnitedHealth Group's approach to vertical consolidation
Today's post is the first of a new series we're launching on key players in healthcare vertical consolidation . And that's because nearly...
Yulan Egan
Aug 216 min read
The promise and peril of GLP-1 agonists: What we do (and don't) know as of August 2024
A full 6% of US adults are taking GLP-1s. In this post, we break down what we do—and don't—know about these medications as of August 2024.
Kirsta Hackmeier
Aug 16 min read
Unpacking Disparities in Women’s Healthcare
We’ve spoken in the past about the rise of “femtech” in recent years, as investors rush to fund start-ups specifically catering to...
Yulan Egan
Jul 247 min read
Preview "The State of Healthcare 2024"
Here at Union, our annually-updated State of Healthcare is the foundation upon which nearly all of our research builds. We know that in...
Amanda Berra
Jun 278 min read
How to speak comparative international healthcare
Ever have occasion to talk to partners overseas? Ever been drawn into wonky and/or political discussions comparing U.S. healthcare...
Amanda Berra
Jun 75 min read
Theory versus reality in the state of healthcare disruption
Healthcare disruption has been a hot (and noisy) topic in recent years. For the last decade, the healthcare industry has been rich in...
Christopher Kerns
May 306 min read
What private equity ownership doesn't tell you
The role of private equity in hospital, health system, and medical group ownership has received increasing coverage over the past few...
Christopher Kerns
May 76 min read
We're neither angry nor disappointed
As nearly everyone reading this will know by now, 2024 could be known in healthcare as the Great Retailer Retrenchment. (I coined that....
Christopher Kerns
Apr 243 min read
The flywheel and the hedge
We've been talking about the hedge-and-flywheel strategy of the big vertically consolidated healthcare companies for a while now, most...
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