Radio Advisory

312: Are declining hospital volumes the new normal?

Hospital volumes are falling. Learn what's driving the decline and how health systems should adapt if demand isn't coming back.

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311: The biggest ASC trend isn't growth. It's strategic variation.

ASCs aren't just growing, they're diversifying. Learn how health systems, health plans, and suppliers can adapt to a more varied ambulatory market.

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310: Finding margin in providers' new policy reality

Healthcare leaders face a new era of margin management. Learn why yesterday’s playbook no longer works and three areas to find margin amid mounting policy pressures.

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[Encore] How Rush University Medical Center is closing the 'death gap'

Closing care gaps as strategy: how Rush applies innovation, local partnerships, and operational focus — without getting stuck on language.

[Encore] Why all providers should be watching what’s happening in pediatrics

Children’s hospitals are under intense financial strain in 2026 offering an early warning for all providers. Learn what’s driving the financial pressure and how all leaders should adapt.

[Encore] How data‑savvy strategic planners will define the next era of health system growth

Advisory Board experts explain how health system planners and service line leaders are driving smarter, more agile growth by rethinking data access, governance, and granularity.

309: Regional health plans attempt a financial turnaround

Health plans are facing a new financial reality. Can Blues and regional insurers complete a three-year turnaround and return to profitability?

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308: How digital health innovation is centering the patient, with Rock Health

How will the next wave of AI-enabled digital innovation heat up the competition for one of healthcare’s most prized “assets”: the patient relationship?

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307: The oncology trends every healthcare leader should watch

Breakthrough advancements in cancer care often come with skyrocketing costs. In this episode we explore the innovations, opportunities, and challenges shaping the future of oncology.

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306: VBC in 2026: What’s now and what’s next?

Our experts check in on how last year’s predictions around value-based care are playing out, and explore how policy shifts and specialist engagement are shaping the next phase of VBC adoption.

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305: “The work isn’t easy, but it’s clear”: How healthcare leaders are responding to the market

Learn what healthcare leaders are saying — and doing — right now.

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304: Boom, bust, or bubble? Rock Health weighs in on digital health funding in 2026

Learn about the forces shaping today’s digital health investment landscape, and what they mean for how health systems think about questions like ‘build, buy, partner—or wait for Epic?’

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303: The hard truths behind the fight for commercial volumes

Most health systems’ 2026+ growth strategy hinges in large part on the same goal: winning commercial volumes. Learn what it takes to compete, differentiate, and build sustainable margin in 2026 and beyond.

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302: CMS announced the 2027 MA final rate. What do payers and providers need to know?

What did — and didn’t — end up in the final MA rate announcement, and what does that mean for payers, providers, and the stability of the MA program?

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301: Maternity care moves back to fee-for-service

What happens when maternity care shifts from one bundled payment to dozens of line items? As new billing codes roll out in 2027, we unpack what a generational shift in how the U.S. pays for birth could impact access, costs, and care delivery.

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300: How policy whiplash is shaping healthcare: Live from D.C. with KFF’s Julie Rovner

Veteran health policy reporter Julie Rovner joins Radio Advisory to unpack today’s regulatory whiplash — and why the next major health reform fight may already be taking shape.

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299: Is the nursing workforce stabilizing? What leaders should act on now.

The state of a health system’s nursing workforce is an important indicator for the health of the overall system. So, where does that stand today?

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298: Battle of the bots? Separating AI hype from value in revenue cycle

The AI arms race isn’t what it seems. Learn where AI is truly delivering value in revenue cycle — and why it’s more about efficiency than growth.

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297: Consumerism still hasn’t caught on in healthcare. Will it ever?

Host Rachel Woods invites a roundtable of Advisory Board experts to discuss the evolution — or lack thereof — of healthcare consumerism across the last decade, where the industry has made progress, and where leaders should focus next.

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296: The real value of price transparency, and how leaders should engage

We’re finally starting to understand care delivery prices—at least, to a certain extent. Learn the state of play when it comes to price transparency, and how organizations are using it to their advantage today.

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