Becker's Healthcare February 8, 2017
Whether Obamacare or Trumpcare, we expect that there will continue to be substantial movement from the inpatient to outpatient arena.
The overall shift to outpatient; big box stores; frogs boiling.
(A) The movement to outpatient care has been gradual but significant. It has been generally at a clip of 2 to 3 percent a year. This movement from hospital inpatient to outpatient varies significantly. Some states have seen very little movement while others have seen substantial movement. This movement is expected to continue for several more years.
(B) Like in big box stores, the movement from inpatient is gradual but significant. Big box stores saw gradual movement to e-commerce that didn’t immediately kill their margins and business. However, hospitals, like...