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The Future of Healthcare

A new set of forces buffeting our industry foretell, perhaps, a significant restructuring of our sector. While challenges to healthcare affordability and access, and industry economics abound, so too do opportunities for rapid, at-scale innovation to improve the future of care.

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Reimagining the nursing workload: Finding time to close the workforce gap

– Redesigning care models through intentional delegation and potential tech enablement can free up nurses’ time.

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Age is just a number: How older adults view healthy aging
– The results of a survey from the McKinsey Health Institute shed light on the health perceptions and priorities of people aged... 55 and older.
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The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency: What’s next?
– As a raft of federal COVID-19 support interventions and regulatory waivers expire, healthcare providers, payers, and other private... stakeholders can respond strategically.
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Nursing in 2023: How hospitals are confronting shortages
– Nearly a third of surveyed nurses still report an intent to leave their current jobs. Will hospitals’ efforts bend the curve?
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How health systems can effectively engage clinicians on procurement
– As value-based care gains traction, health systems are seeking to derive greater value from procurement and supply chain efforts,... including by investing in initiatives to improve clinician engagement.

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The future of US employee healthcare benefits
Continued inflation is threatening the viability of employee healthcare benefits. It’s up to employers to rethink how they... are managed. Innovation will be key.
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McKinsey on Healthcare: Weathering the storm
– A selection of recent articles exploring the forces unleashed by the pandemic and the opportunities that now exist to improve... access, affordability and quality of care.
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The gathering storm in US healthcare
The headwinds facing the healthcare sector in the United States are threatening affordability, access, and industry economics.... But behind the dark clouds lies a silver lining of opportunity and innovation.
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A new series of podcasts around transforming healthcare

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Speaking to hearts and minds in healthcare
– The power of the spoken word can be a messenger for change.
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Beyond the numbers: Creating a more diverse future for health
– A conversation about leadership, visions for a future of integrated healthcare systems, and the clear benefits of more diverse... teams.
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Meeting the member where they are: What is the future of health equity?
– A conversation about addressing the well-being of underserved patient populations and ensuring zip codes are not a key predictor... of health outcomes.
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Aging reframed: Seeing aging as an opportunity in healthcare
– An inspiring conversation about aging, women in leadership, and the chance to change the narrative on old age.

Provider Insights

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Reimagining the nursing workload: Finding time to close the workforce gap
– Redesigning care models through intentional delegation and potential tech enablement can free up nurses’ time.
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Virtual hospitals could offer respite to overwhelmed health systems
– A shift to more-accessible, cost-effective virtual-care models could mitigate increases in healthcare service demand, expenditures,... and patient dissatisfaction.
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Nursing in 2023: How hospitals are confronting shortages
– Nearly a third of surveyed nurses still report an intent to leave their current jobs. Will hospitals’ efforts bend the curve?
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How health systems can effectively engage clinicians on procurement
– As value-based care gains traction, health systems are seeking to derive greater value from procurement and supply chain efforts,... including by investing in initiatives to improve clinician engagement.

Payer Insights

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The individual health insurance market in 2023
– This represents an outsize year for insurer and enrollment growth. More than 3.6 million new consumers entering the market are... choosing among an average of 88 plans.
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Digital engagement now typifies the Medicare Advantage experience
– Medicare participants are responding to beneficiaries’ rising expectations for an omnichannel experience by enhancing their... digital capabilities and engagement offerings.
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Looking ahead to the next decade of accountability for care delivery
– One year ago, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation outlined five strategic objectives that signaled its priorities... for the decade ahead. We examine the objectives and progress to date.
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Medicare Advantage Star ratings may decline with new methodology
– Impending changes to the methodology used to calculate Medicare Advantage Star ratings could make it difficult for highly rated... plans to retain those ratings in 2023 and 2024.

Healthcare Services & Technology Insights

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Virtual hospitals could offer respite to overwhelmed health systems
– A shift to more-accessible, cost-effective virtual-care models could mitigate increases in healthcare service demand, expenditures,... and patient dissatisfaction.
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How digital tools could boost efficiency in African health systems
– By expanding their use of digital health tools, African health systems could realize up to 15 percent efficiency gains by 2030... and reinvest the savings to improve access and outcomes.
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Is virtual care delivering on its promise of improving access?
– Although virtual-care adoption has substantially increased, healthcare organizations can pursue additional opportunities to reduce... disparities in access.
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What to expect in US healthcare in 2023 and beyond
– Recent developments have complicated the outlook for industry profit pools.

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Business Building in Healthcare

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Women in the healthcare industry: An update
– Although healthcare continues to outpace other industries in the representation, hiring, and advancement of women, the latest... data show there is still plenty of room for improvement.
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Investing in the new era of value-based care
– Recent trends appear to make a case for investing in value-based care. Here’s why value-based models now show both the potential... and propensity for growth.
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US health systems: Diversify to thrive
– US health systems are diversifying their businesses to unlock growth and support core hospital operations, carefully choosing... investment areas and structures in line with their objectives.
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Overcoming the cost of healthcare transformation through partnerships
– Players are adapting to the evolving healthcare landscape by using a range of partnership models—beyond M&A—to... create value. Anticipating and avoiding five common mistakes can be key for success.

Consumer Health Insights

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Meeting changing consumer needs: The US retail pharmacy of the future
– In the face of industry headwinds, pharmacies can work to make the most of their distinct advantages to meet shifting consumer... needs.
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Marketing in healthcare: Improving the consumer experience
– The time has come for healthcare providers to wake up to the modern consumer and start building the alignment, capabilities, and... infrastructure to support next-gen marketing in healthcare.
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Driving growth through consumer centricity in healthcare
– Providing consumers with the experiences they increasingly expect and demand at every stage of the healthcare journey could substantially... improve care and cost outcomes.
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Still feeling good: The US wellness market continues to boom
– Our research shows continued growth of consumer interest in health and wellness, with persistent gaps in certain areas presenting... exciting opportunities for companies to serve unmet consumer needs.

Behavioral Health Insights

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COVID-19 and burnout are straining the mental health of employed parents
– Employed parents cite apathy and fatigue in new survey.
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How affordable is mental healthcare? The long-term impact on financial health
– Those who report mental illness have disproportionately faced economic disadvantages and report greater financial stress.
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How employers can improve their approach to mental health at work
– Employers benefit when they help employees to prioritize mental wellness, thereby reducing the stigma of mental-health issues,... addressing disparities in their incidence and treatment, and providing support through formal structures and programs.
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Overcoming stigma: Three strategies toward better mental health in the workplace
– Employees are worried about their mental health as they return to the workplace after the COVID-19 pandemic. Stigma can exacerbate... their concerns, but employers can thwart its impact.

Public Health Insights

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The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency: What’s next?
– As a raft of federal COVID-19 support interventions and regulatory waivers expire, healthcare providers, payers, and other private... stakeholders can respond strategically.
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Virtual health for all: Closing the digital divide to expand access
– Affordable broadband with wraparound support could expand access to cost-efficient virtual health for underserved communities.... Seven actions could help state and local leaders unlock this opportunity.
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Federal funding may boost social determinants of health infrastructure
– Federal-funding mechanisms represent an often-underused funding source for public- and private-sector stakeholders when enhancing... SDoH data, analytics, and technology infrastructure.
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Building greater resilience in vaccine manufacturing
– The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for resilience in vaccine manufacturing. Five considerations can help national public-health... leaders plan.

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Employee well-being: The holistic way
– Thinking comprehensively about health can help workers live longer, better, and more productively.
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Virtual hospitals could offer respite to overwhelmed health systems
– A shift to more-accessible, cost-effective virtual-care models could mitigate increases in healthcare service demand, expenditures,... and patient dissatisfaction.
Article - McKinsey Health Institute

Gen Z mental health: The impact of tech and social media
– A new McKinsey Health Institute survey finds that Gen Z’s social media engagement can feel negative but can also help with... finding mental health support and connectivity.
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The power of caring adults: Nicole Carroll on overcoming childhood trauma
– USA Today’s top editor discusses mental health, the media’s role and responsibility, and how she draws from... her own experiences to make a professional impact.
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Building more resilient and equitable US public health systems
– With billions of dollars in pandemic relief funding still available, state and local public health agencies have an opportunity... to improve their performance and prepare themselves for future challenges.
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Reimagining public health programs to deliver equitable impact
– By placing equity at the center of public health programs, government agencies could more effectively address disparities and... improve health outcomes for all Americans.
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Driving growth through consumer centricity in healthcare
– Providing consumers with the experiences they increasingly expect and demand at every stage of the healthcare journey could substantially... improve care and cost outcomes.
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From bench to bedside: Transforming R&D labs through automation
– Laboratory technology has been a steady runner in the world of pharmaceuticals, rather than a racing star—until now. A series... of innovations points toward exponential gains in R&D productivity.
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Accelerating customer-centric innovation in medtech
– Investing in understanding the needs of customers and the healthcare ecosystem in the early stages of innovation can boost performance... and reduce the risk of failure.
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Treating rare diseases: How digital technologies can drive innovation
– Pharmaceutical companies are using recent advances in digital technologies to improve care strategies and provide hope for rare... disease patients across thousands of different rare diseases.
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Speaking to hearts and minds in healthcare
– The power of the spoken word can be a messenger for change.
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