Seven Healthcare Industry Trends to Watch in 2020

Healthcare is an essential, dynamic, and opportunity-rich industry. The demand for innovation to drive simultaneous improvement in health outcomes, affordability, quality, and access will continue to be high. As we look ahead, we suggest keeping an eye on the following seven trends. Multiple forces (including the mitigation of additional funding from the Affordable Care Act) are combining to form headwinds against profit pool growth in healthcare. New business models that create significant healthcare value (that is, substantially better cost, quality, and outcomes) will be critical--and are emerging.