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The Strategist: April 17, 2025

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystThe Strategist in Brief: April 17, 2025

A brief summary of the top stories in this edition, including an audio version.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystHighlights from the Spring 2025 CSO Forum: The changing CSO role, strategic tradeoffs, and asset-lite ambulatory models

Across three days of panels and networking, top strategy leaders from 15 leading health systems shared practical knowledge and debated how to respond to new headwinds facing their organizations.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystCMS raises MA rates by 5% and proposes an inpatient hospital increase of 2.4%

The 5.06% increase is the largest annual rate increase enacted for MA plans in the past decade, and it represents a massive increase over the 2.2% increase proposed by the Biden administration before it left office in January.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystUHG shareholders withdraw proposal for transparency on denials

Under the original proposal, UHG would have been required to prepare an annual report that details “"the public health-related costs and macroeconomic risks associated with the company’s practices that limit or delay access to healthcare."

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystNews Flashes, Top Reads, and Numbers: April 17, 2025

A quick roundup of recent news, our top reads of the week, and numbers in the news.