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In praise of middle-ground strategy discussions
Why we developed the ‘Board Briefing’ series for members and the general public In our many years of working with healthcare...

Amanda Berra & Yulan Egan
Sep 26, 20234 min read


The real impact of the IRA drug price controls
Cost savings for seniors are real—but there are thousands of ways to squeeze the balloon When the Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022,...

Christopher Kerns
Sep 6, 20238 min read


How to have meaningful conversations about innovation
Last month, we kicked off a new research study on the future of innovation. In the weeks that followed, we’ve had many fascinating...

Kirsta Hackmeier
Aug 24, 20237 min read


Healthcare 101 dos and don'ts
A State of Healthcare keynote-style presentation is not a good fit for new healthcare learners—and a basic healthcare 101 might not be...

Amanda Berra
Aug 16, 20237 min read


Union's 2023 State of Healthcare—a first look at the report
At Union, we believe strongly in the power of a membership-based model—one that not only provides high-quality content, but also includes...

Yulan Egan
Aug 10, 20238 min read


Disruptive distributors—new entrants in the provider acquisition game
In April our CEO, Christopher Kerns, kicked off our series on vertical integration with a post on the state of healthcare...

Kirsta Hackmeier
Jul 25, 20235 min read


Are we approaching an MA profitability cliff?
For the better part of a decade now, the general industry view on Medicare Advantage has been one of overwhelming positivity. It’s been a...

Yulan Egan
Jul 11, 20237 min read


What to make of the millions of dollars Hopkins spent on quality data reporting
Use board-type context questions to turn one surprising statistic into general healthcare insights An interesting new study, “The Volume...

Amanda Berra
Jun 29, 20238 min read


The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Cost Trend: Why did employer cost growth drop in 2022?
Last year, something strange happened to cost growth for employer health benefits: it slowed. In the face of decades of high single-digit...

Kirsta Hackmeier
Jun 22, 20239 min read


Consumerism has reshaped healthcare—just not how it was expected to
When I began my career in healthcare research over a decade ago, the concept of consumerism as a transformative force was in its heyday....

Yulan Egan
Jun 15, 202311 min read


Let's give the 'it's all so complicated' angle a rest
Instead, help your healthcare context learners by taking it one layer at a time One of the core things I do for Union is to oversee the...

Amanda Berra
Jun 5, 20236 min read


The state of unions: a look at what’s happening—and strategic implications
The role of unions in healthcare generally falls into two distinct categories. As powerful aggregators of the healthcare workforce,...

Kirsta Hackmeier
May 25, 20239 min read
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