Special collection
A selection of recent articles that cover the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare organizations in 2025 and look ahead to what awaits the industry in 2026.
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McKinsey perspectives on healthcare industry trends and the year ahead
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The US healthcare industry faces continuing challenges. But if there’s one reason for optimism, it’s how technological innovation offers the sector a transformative opportunity.
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Future of US healthcare: Gathering storm 2.0 or a golden age?
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Should healthcare leaders hunker down to weather the next gathering storm or reimagine their businesses through AI, automation,...
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Gathering storm 2.0: Succeeding in healthcare despite the turbulence
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Payers and health systems must act now to respond to unprecedented forces that could cause margin pressures of up to 5.5 and...
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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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Transforming employer health benefits: Large employers’ activist role
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Amid unprecedented rate hikes and financial pressures, large employers, which account for more than $800 billion in healthcare...
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The coming evolution of healthcare AI toward a modular architecture
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The surge in the use of AI healthcare tools is likely to prompt a shift away from point solutions. Early investors will set the...
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What are AI agents, and what can they do for healthcare?
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These agents may not have the code name 007, but they can still offer powerful and compelling solutions for the pain points in...
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Generative AI in healthcare: Current trends and future outlook
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The healthcare sector has been integrating generative AI to enhance operations and engage stakeholders, with many advancing to...
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Rewiring healthcare payers: A guide to digital and AI transformation
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Although payers have been comparatively slow to adopt digital and AI tools for some valid reasons, healthcare payer digital transformation...
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Tech resilience for healthcare providers: Inaction has a heavy toll
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Cyberattacks and tech outages at provider organizations have reached an all-time high. To stem the tide, providers need strong...
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Nurse managers: The backbone of a strong nursing workforce
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US healthcare organizations could save up to $700 million annually—and improve care—by reducing frontline-nurse turnover...
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The next specialty: The physician CEO
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Healthcare organizations face growing complexity, and physicians are eager to step in, drawing on their distinct expertise. Here’s...
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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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Harnessing AI to reshape consumer experiences in healthcare
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AI-powered solutions can unlock insights from previously inaccessible data and enable consumer engagement and personalization...
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The $50 billion opportunity for US health systems to improve women’s healthcare
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Shifting away from a sole focus on women’s reproductive health to a broader view of the health of women across the care continuum...
Report - McKinsey Health Institute
Blueprint to close the women’s health gap: How to improve lives and economies for all
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Women experience substantial health inequities and poor health outcomes worldwide, and the global economy suffers as a result....