Category: Economics

How Wide Is the Spread of PE Hospital Ownership?

Nothing like an evidence-based reality check to blow away special-interest rhetoric. In this case, rhetoric says private equity… Read More

By David Burda October 28, 2026

Economics

4sight Friday 10/23/26

4sight Friday | My $90 Medicare Rebate Check | Why Tech-Enabled Services Are It | Looming Online Gambling Emergency… Read More

By David Burda October 23, 2026

Economics

Clearing the Air Over Hospital Closings

I have a thing about hospital closings. This goes back to the late 1980s when I was a… Read More

By David Burda October 14, 2026

4sight Friday 10/9/26

4sight Friday | Breaking Bad Digital Health Buying Habits | Surprise Inflation from the No Surprises Act | Dying… Read More

By David Burda October 9, 2026

Podcast: How to Break Bad Digital Health Tech Buying Habits 10/8/26

Health systems, health plans and employers all buy digital health tools for their patients, members and employees. Are… Read More

By David Burda October 8, 2026

Outcomes

Podcast: How Can We Reduce Unnecessary Healthcare Spending? Spin the Wheel. 10/1/26

Try your luck or listen to the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast in which we… Read More

By David Burda October 1, 2026

Economics

Burda on Healthcare: Data to Rebut Healthcare Affordability B.S.

I don’t know about you, but I’m paying a lot more for everything that I buy. Like last… Read More

By David Burda September 29, 2026

Winners and Losers in AI’s ‘Shadow Medical System’

Earlier this summer, I wrote a piece titled, “How AI Will Replace Your PCP — If It Hasn’t… Read More

By Ann Somers Hogg September 22, 2026

4sight Friday 9/18/26

4sight Friday | A Revolutionary Idea to Make Expensive Drug Therapies Accessible | A Very Particular Set of… Read More

By David Burda September 18, 2026

Economics