Bain & Company October 9, 2025
Aaron Feinberg, Eric Berger, and Caitlin Dowling

Revenue cycle management and clinical workflow return as providers’ key priorities while payers emphasize utilization and network management.

At a Glance

  • Provider environments remain capacity‑constrained, with leaders prioritizing solutions with demonstrable return on investment.
  • AI-powered tools are gaining traction among providers, with ambient documentation adoption furthest along.
  • Payers face higher medical loss ratios, utilization rates, and risk-adjustment scrutiny while they brace for enrollment pressures.
  • Payer IT dollars take aim at care coordination and utilization management, with increased spending in pockets of high-ROI value-based care.

As 2025 unfolds, providers and payers are navigating different macro pressures, but technology leaders in these organizations share the same imperative: Deploy tech to improve profit margins.

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Topics: AI (Artificial Intelligence), Health IT, Insurance, Investments, Payer, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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