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Unlock Health has deep experience in managed care consulting, revenue strategy, change management, contract performance and negotiations, benchmarking, analytics, and strategic communications

Q1 2026 payor earnings: The pressure is moving operationally

Q1 2026 payor earnings revealed rising claims payment delays, tighter utilization management, Medicare Advantage pressure, and growing questions about whether healthcare costs are being managed — or simply redistributed.

The hospital cost crisis is real. The story is incomplete.

The hospital cost crisis is real, but the narrative is incomplete. A deeper look at payor behavior, consolidation, and what’s actually driving healthcare costs.

Healthcare strategy works best when marketing, managed care, and revenue strategy connect

Revenue strategy in healthcare works best when marketing, managed care, operations, and business development align around shared growth priorities. Learn how connected planning, HRAs, and patient acquisition strategies improve financial performance and care delivery.

Built to absorb: readiness in healthcare transformation

Many healthcare organizations have clear strategies and strong alignment yet still fall short when change fails to take hold. This article explores how organizational readiness shapes adoption, why change efforts stall, and what it takes to build the capacity for transformation that actually lasts.

The danger of staying silent about healthcare costs

Hospitals can't stay silent about rising healthcare costs. Here's how not owning the narrative creates risk for providers and patients and shapes public perception.

Will AI make the financial side of healthcare easier?

AI is transforming payor-provider dynamics, but not necessarily in providers’ favor. Explore how payor AI investments may increase denials, slow payments, and pressure healthcare margins.

New Book from Unlock Health Executives Asserts Financial Uncertainty Is a Major Barrier to Healthcare Access

The cost of care is playing a bigger role in healthcare decisions than ever before. This new book tackles how healthcare providers can build patient trust by talking openly about the price of care.