This briefing delivers exclusive, time-sensitive insights from THMA's latest proprietary research and direct surveys of health system executives.
While 2025 began with modest margin recovery and relative stability following the turbulent pandemic years, health systems now face an increasingly volatile policy environment that threatens these hard-won gains in Q2.
Our Q2 Analysis Explores
Fragile Financial Recovery at Risk: Examine how the early-2025 stabilization and post-pandemic margin improvements are now threatened by emerging regulatory challenges, with pronounced differences between high-performing, mid-tier, and struggling health systems.
Policy & Regulatory Upheaval: Understand how longstanding financial pillars of the healthcare ecosystem—including Medicaid funding, not-for-profit tax status, site-neutral payment policies, and the 340B program—are suddenly on the chopping block or facing considerable reform. Learn how health systems are developing contingency plans for these foundational revenue streams amid daily policy developments.
Workforce Cost & Capacity Strategies: Gain insights into how health systems are tackling persistently rising labor costs through multi-pronged approaches: strategic hiring initiatives, implementation of AI and technology solutions to augment staff capabilities, and innovative care team redesign to maximize existing workforce capacity.