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Future of healthcare: Extinction or accelerated evolution?
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Shapers of healthcare’s future must evolve under relentless economic pressure. To avoid extinction, they must harness AI and biopharma breakthroughs to innovate clinical and business models.
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What to expect in US healthcare in 2027 and beyond
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The economic pressure on the healthcare system is relentless. Value will accrue to organizations that can turn financial pressure...
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The AI-powered future of care
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AI won’t replace clinicians, but it can improve quality, increase access, and reshape the workforce, payments, and patient volumes....
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Quality for quantity: The gains from investing in population health
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McKinsey Senior Partners Drew Ungerman and Pooja Kumar discuss the massive opportunities available to improve quality of life...
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Patrick Finn on how tension can lead to healthcare’s reinvention
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McKinsey Senior Partner Patrick Finn examines the current unique moment in healthcare and why AI could help reshape who leads...
McKinsey Healthcare Blog
Fresh takes on the hottest topics in the healthcare industry
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McKinsey Insights on Physician CEOs
Physician CEOs remain rare, despite representing an underutilized leadership pipeline that’s uniquely positioned to balance...
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McKinsey on healthcare: Perspectives and research for the healthcare industry
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A selection of recent articles that cover the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare organizations in 2025 and look ahead...
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The Future of Nursing: McKinsey’s Frontline Insights
McKinsey research on the nursing workforce has yielded invaluable insights into the challenges confronted by nurses both in the...
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McKinsey on Healthcare Podcast
A new series of podcasts around transforming healthcare
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Quality for quantity: The gains from investing in population health
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McKinsey Senior Partners Drew Ungerman and Pooja Kumar discuss the massive opportunities available to improve quality of life...
Podcast
Patrick Finn on how tension can lead to healthcare’s reinvention
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McKinsey Senior Partner Patrick Finn examines the current unique moment in healthcare and why AI could help reshape who leads...
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Betsy Nabel on physicians and women in healthcare leadership roles
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Betsy Nabel, a leader and advocate for women in healthcare, reflects on the moves she’s made in her career to stay true...
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Phil Ozuah on enhancing ambulatory care and accessibility
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The president and CEO of Montefiore Einstein talks about technology in healthcare, opportunities to close gaps in patient access,...
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Future of healthcare: Extinction or accelerated evolution?
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Shapers of healthcare’s future must evolve under relentless economic pressure. To avoid extinction, they must harness AI and...
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How physician CEOs hone the double-edged sword of clinical training
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The journey from physician to CEO has no prescribed path, but those who’ve reached the top reveal how they evolved the...
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The real future of work in healthcare
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Healthcare is in a productivity crisis that more hiring and more technology alone will not solve. The next era of care depends...
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The health system CEO imperative: Turning AI’s promise into performance
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Health systems aren’t short on AI, they’re short on impact from AI. Capturing real value requires CEO-led transformation and...
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Future of healthcare: Extinction or accelerated evolution?
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Shapers of healthcare’s future must evolve under relentless economic pressure. To avoid extinction, they must harness AI and...
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Leslie Davis on serving communities as both payer and provider
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Leslie Davis, president and CEO of UPMC, discusses the organization’s “payvider” model and how its emphasis...
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Brian Evanko on affordable, personalized healthcare
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Brian Evanko discusses the need to switch the US healthcare system’s primary focus from treating illnesses and diseases...
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How insurer-led care model innovation can transform healthcare
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Cost of care is an existential issue for US payers. To thrive, insurers must overhaul siloed clinical programs into integrated...
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Future of healthcare: Extinction or accelerated evolution?
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Shapers of healthcare’s future must evolve under relentless economic pressure. To avoid extinction, they must harness AI and...
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Our Insights
Read our latest research, articles, and reports on Healthcare Systems & Services on the changes that matter most for the...
Article
The AI-powered future of care
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AI won’t replace clinicians, but it can improve quality, increase access, and reshape the workforce, payments, and patient volumes....
Article
The real future of work in healthcare
-
Healthcare is in a productivity crisis that more hiring and more technology alone will not solve. The next era of care depends...
Article
What to expect in US healthcare in 2027 and beyond
-
The economic pressure on the healthcare system is relentless. Value will accrue to organizations that can turn financial pressure...
Article
Future of healthcare: Extinction or accelerated evolution?
-
Shapers of healthcare’s future must evolve under relentless economic pressure. To avoid extinction, they must harness AI and...
Article
The AI-powered future of care
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AI won’t replace clinicians, but it can improve quality, increase access, and reshape the workforce, payments, and patient volumes....
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Reimagining sustainable healthcare and business models
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US healthcare organizations should rethink care and business models in response to substantial economic pressures and evolving...
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Healing consumer confidence through AI-powered, human-centered healthcare
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Restoring consumer trust starts with delivering on the brand—how healthcare organizations show up internally and externally....
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Meet Gen Z: Social media and digital tools are key in healthcare
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In the United States, Gen Z is not interacting with their health and wellness needs in the same way as other generations. Healthcare...
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Engaging the evolving US healthcare consumer and improving business performance
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US consumers have become more active in their healthcare decisions and are seeking engagement from healthcare organizations....
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Health media: How consumer content informs the future of healthcare
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Healthcare organizations are well positioned to offer healthcare content to improve consumer experience and care outcomes, achieve...
Case Study - McKinsey Health Institute
Scaling mental health where life happens: Helping Santiago thrive across the lifespan
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Across the Chilean capital, a quiet mental health crisis is unfolding—from anxious teens to isolated seniors. Healthy Santiago...
Report - McKinsey Health Institute
The future is shared: Financing task-sharing programs in mental health
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Mental health task sharing has demonstrated clinical effectiveness and potential for widespread system impact, but achieving...
Interactive - McKinsey Health Institute
The new case for brain health: Scaling interventions for health and economic growth
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Opportunities exist to reduce the global burden of brain health and noncommunicable diseases, fostering healthier communities...
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Addressing youth mental health through school-based services
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One in five US children has a mental health condition. Schools may play a critical role in providing evidence-based interventions....
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Advancing American healthcare: An interview with Seema Verma
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A former CMS administrator and current Oracle Health and Life Sciences executive discusses leadership, public–private collaboration,...
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Advancing America’s holistic health
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Living longer and healthier can help people be more productive in the workplace. Here are three ways in which the US government...
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Public health’s inflection point with generative AI
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Public health organizations can responsibly use generative AI to improve service delivery, bolster outbreak preparedness, accelerate...
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Future-proofing health systems for climate risks and pandemics
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Climate change and infectious-health risks are threatening health systems across the globe. High-impact investments that address...