The Keckley Report – The Questions That Must be Asked
This morning, Covid-19 deaths reached 79,528 in the U.S. and 282,872 globally. They’re staggering numbers none imagined. Each day, media reports this death tally...
The Keckley Report – Health Policy in Campaign 2020: Comparisons, Contrasts and Reality
Tonight begins the next phase of Campaign 2020 for the White House. Over the next four days, Democrats will stage their virtual 2020 National...
The Keckley Report – COVID-19 Unintended Consequences: Unflattering Attention to the Gap Between “Haves”...
The coronavirus has exposed major flaws in the U.S. health system: our lack of pandemic preparedness and the vulnerability of our entire economy are...
The Keckley Report – Three Themes Will Frame Post-Pandemic Employer Health Coverage
Regardless of who wins the White House and which party controls the House and Senate, the role of employer-sponsored health benefits is certain to...
The Keckley Report – The Markets & Healthcare: What’s Next?
I'm sure many of you-like me-have spent some extra time over the long weekend digesting the latest headlines and industry news, trying to make...
The Keckley Report – Patient Anxiety Needs Serious Attention in Hospitals
To date, the focus for policymakers, public health officials, hospitals and physicians has been on re-opening hospitals safely. Their attention has been on the...
The Keckley Report – Charity Care: Do For-Profit Hospitals Do their Fair Share?
According to the American Hospital Association, 57% of the 5198 non-federal, short-term community hospitals in the U.S. operate as private, nonprofit organizations. 25% operate...
The Keckley Report – The Independent Practice of Medicine: Pipe Dream or Realistic Aim for...
Last weekend. Susan Bailey, MD, an allergist and immunologist from Forth Worth, Texas, was sworn in as the 175th President of the American Medical...
The Keckley Report: Public Opinion About the Coronavirus: A Temporary Disruption or Permanent Re-set?
The compounding effect of the coronavirus and economic recession will have a profound impact on how American’s think and behave.
The Keckley Report – Medpac Report to Congress: No surprises but incomplete
Ina letter to Vice President Pence and House Speaker Pelosi last week, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission conveyed its annual report to Congress: “Medicare...