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Ken KaufmanMy thoughts on hospital and health system leadership based on 40+ years of advising clients.
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Understanding the Effects of Medicaid and ACA Changes on Hospitals: An Interview with Economist Timothy McBride
In a recent blog and video, I have shared my thoughts about what I call the fraying hospital revenue ecosystem.
For the past 60 years, most hospitals have somehow managed, with significant effort, to make the balance of revenue sources wor...
Table Stakes
The correct term for the state of management of America’s hospitals and health systems must be “very challenging.”
The regulatory and legislative environments have moved sharply away from our hospitals’ best interests. The hospital revenue...
Supply and Demand: Possible Economic Principles at Work in Longstanding U.S. Healthcare Problems
“The system is tremendously successful at generating new technologies and treating highly complex cases. But it stinks at almost everything else that the general population needs.”
—Merrill Goozner, former editor-in-chief of Modern H...
The Fraying Hospital Revenue Ecosystem
The hospital revenue ecosystem has been in place since 1965, combining commercial insurance with Medicaid and Medicare, self-pay, and other payment programs. This revenue model certainly does not resemble that of any other American industry...
Leadership Lessons from Archilochus to Jim Collins: The Hedgehog and the Fox
I’m incredibly pleased to announce that The Ken Kaufman Blog has exceeded 1000 subscribers. Thank you! I didn’t know quite what to expect when starting this blog on Substack last October, and I have been delighted not only with the number o...
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Ken Kaufman is a Managing Director and co-founder of Kaufman Hall. Since 1976, Ken has provided the nation’s top healthcare leaders with expert counsel and guidance. In 2024, Ken received the American Hospital Association’s Award of Honor.
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