The outlook for health care in 2023

What you need to know about the forces reshaping our industry

A redistribution of the health care workforce is underway, and it will disrupt the stability and power of organizations. Executives in all areas of health care must prioritize creating a work environment that will attract and retain the talent needed to execute against strategic ambitions.

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Persistent payer, physician, and patient pressures have been driving down inpatient volumes for decades. But new policies, innovation, and competition are accelerating the migration of care delivery to ambulatory settings, into homes, and onto digital platforms.

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Payers are vertically integrating, physicians are joining well-resourced superpractices, and retailers like Amazon and Walgreens are redefining their health care footprints. The rapidly evolving competitive landscape will radically shift how care is delivered and financed in the coming years.

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Public programs have a clear trajectory toward population-based payment, but commercial plans and providers have not coalesced around a viable model that meets employers’ experience and cost needs. Will it be most efficient to align with the public approach, or to forge a unique model?

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Policymakers and health care leaders will either continue to treat equity as solely a mission mandate or solidify equity as a business imperative. Regardless of the path chosen, there are several strategies all organizations can embrace to make a meaningful difference.

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