The Change Game

What a difference a few months make. A just-released survey of health care chief financial officers (CFO)—How Health Care CFOs Can Adapt To Emerging Industry Conditions—found a considerable shift in CFO outlook from the first quarter to the end of the second quarter.

Earlier in the year, CFOs were focused on preparing for a year of growth—identifying internal issues like workforce, tech platforms, cybersecurity, and cost efficiencies as essential to make growth happen (see 2025 US Health Care Outlook). Roll forward six months, and the CFO outlook has shifted. Now 84% are not as certain about . . .