Healthcare Management

Workforce

Building the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals: How NAF Is Strengthening the Workforce Pipeline

BY
Daniel Casciato

Healthcare systems across the United States are confronting a growing and complex workforce crisis. Persistent shortages of nurses, allied health ...

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Healthcare Management

Health care M&A outlook: Uncertainty lingers as consolidation pressures rise 

BY
Shelby Burghardt

Health care consolidation and private equity deals have not returned to the levels seen in 2021 and 2022. Mergers and ...

Healthcare Management

Why US Provider Groups Are Turning to Credentialing Automation to Fix RCM Bottlenecks 

BY
Merin Mary Thomas

When a 300-provider health system recently reviewed why more than $2 million in submitted claims had remained unpaid for over 90 days, the root cause ...

Financial

Health Insurance Costs Are Climbing Fast — Here’s How Employers Can Keep Coverage Affordable

BY
Michelle Zettergren

Employer health plans are at a tipping point. The healthcare cost trend rose by 9% to 9.5% in 2026, marking ...

Healthcare Management

Pre-Exit Prep Remains Essential for Healthcare Investors in 2026

BY
Matt Brubaker, EdD and Will Busch, III

At long last, the U.S. healthcare deal market has warmed back up. An uptick and sustained flow of M&A activity ...