Health systems weathered a challenging mix of financial headwinds, policy surprises, and market volatility in 2025. As the page turns on a new year, we’re thinking about what’s going to change and what will stay the same in 2026.
For this week’s Key Market Dive, we’ve assembled two speculative predictions about the key trends that will shape the coming year for health system strategists. While neither of these forecasts is a sure thing, we hope it provides some intellectual fodder for debates you’re having with colleagues and peers.