Helping Healthcare Providers Meet the Challenge of Change
As health systems, member hospitals and physician groups face increasing competitive, financial and regulatory challenges, their non-profit boards and management must strategically position their organizations to care for and serve the interests of their communities.
Healthcare organizations are complex, interdependent systems, which require a deep understanding of how each service or facility contributes to deliver better outcomes. A&M understands the complexities and has deep strategic, financial and operational experience guiding clients through change.
Whether you are a local community hospital, an integrated delivery system, or a large academic medical center, A&M is dedicated to implementing ideas through an action-oriented approach to help solve your evolving challenges.
We can help with:
We assist various provider organizations, including:
- Multi-Hospital Health Systems
- Community Hospitals
- Academic Medical Centers
- Physician Groups
- Ancillary Providers
- Vision, Dental, Behavioral Health, Laboratory
- Faculty Practices
- Physical Therapy
Learn more from our thought leadership:
In a recently published report co-authored by Governance Specialists Larry S. Gage, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel, A&M Managing Director and healthcare industry expert Mark Finucane, and A&M Senior Director Eliza Medearis, our findings highlight the intricate dynamics of nonprofit health system governance.
Working to reduce 100,000 years of potential life in the communities he serves is just one of the Moonshots that Tony Keck, Executive Vice President for System Innovation and Chief Population Health Officer at Ballad Health is working toward achieving.
Payers and downstream risk-bearing-entities have historically worked within department silos. In order to succeed under continued regulatory and financial pressures, organizations will still require department expertise but will also need to apply a systems thinking approach.
Medicaid redeterminations have moved more than 24 million people off state Medicaid rolls in less than 18 months. While the disenrolled are the most obviously impacted group by this sudden drop, the remaining enrollees and the companies that insure them will also experience the squeeze that comes from a riskier population and a smaller pool of resources.
Market dynamics for health systems are shifting. The most significant driver is the federal Medicaid mandate, which expired at the end of December 2025 and is now pending legislation. This uncertainty is prompting health system leaders to rethink strategy and operations. In this context, we’ll share how other health systems are responding and what these changes mean for organizations like yours.
