Tune in as PwC specialists discuss the 2025 healthcare outlook, reflecting on 2024’s significant events and exploring how payers and providers can navigate rising costs, scrutiny, AI advances, and policy shifts with resilience and adaptability.

Topics include:

• Medicare and Medicaid drive industry growth amid rising competition, market exits, M&A, AI adoption, and policy challenges.
• AI's potential to enhance healthcare delivery, improve workforce management, and optimize patient care.
• The care-at-home market is growing rapidly, driven by demand and cost efficiency, but sustainability remains a challenge.
• Encouragement for healthcare organizations to adapt and innovate in response to policy shifts and technological advancements.

Speakers:
Thom Bales, Health Services Leader, PwC
Alena Taylor, Principal, PwC
Ruchita Kewalramani, Principal, PwC
Glenn Hunzinger, Health Industries Leader, PwC
Jenny Colapietro, Consulting Commercial Leader, PwC

Linked materials:

• Next in Health: The 2025 Outlook for Health Services: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/library/healthcare-trends.html
• Health Policy and Intelligence Institute: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/health-policy-and-intelligence-institute.html

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