Mass General Brigham essentially broke even on its sprawling operations across various segments in FY24, laying blame for its failure to do better on various other players in the ecosystem.

Not every game of chicken ends up with one car swerving to avoid impact.

David Williams was quoted in the Boston Globe about hospitals and health plans unable to agree.

Primary care doctors unionize at Mass General Brigham. When they've lost their autonomy and some nurses make more money, what do you expect?David Williams is quoted in the Boston Globe

Steward Hospitals went bankrupt. The Massachusetts state government is trying to keep their facilities open without throwing them into the hands of the dominant hospital systems. Lawrence General CEO Dr. Abha Agrawal appears to be a promising partner.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Center parted ways with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, but the combined MassGeneral Brigham is determined not to cede market share. They’re investing heavily and drawing a contrast between their approach and Dana-Farber’s.

Hospitals are pushing for double digit annual rate increases and health plans are pushing back. It’s an ugly situation.

Weeks after Steward Healthcare’s bankruptcy, Baystate Health in Western Massachusetts is looking shaky.

Massachusetts is planning to pump up to $700 million to prop up bankrupt Steward hospitals. David Williams was interviewed by Sharon Broday on WBUR's Weekend Edition and shared the unconventional opinion that the state should consider letting these hospitals fail.

Massachusetts was shocked by the pressure to bail out failing Steward hospitals. David Williams told the Boston Globe there's a better use for the money.

WCVB TV5 interviewed David Williams about the delayed deal making for Steward hospitals in Massachusetts

David Williams explained in the Boston Globe that the Steward hospitals weren’t very attractive and that a deal would likely rely on the state to chip in.

Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren didn’t want Optum to buy Steward’s physician group, citing antitrust concerns. But David Williams told WCVB5 that the Senators were looking at things the wrong way.

Compass Medical shut its doors without warning and Cambridge Health Alliance announced layoffs. Boston NPR station WBUR called upon David Williams to explain what it means for these organizations, their patients, and the Massachusetts healthcare economy.

Boston Children’s Hospital is opening a new building. Great for patients? Or just a new way to drive up costs? Health Business Group President David E. Williams tells WBUR radio that monopolies need to be watched closely.

Mass General Brigham sustained a big loss in the first quarter as the Omicron surge and rising costs made life tougher. David Williams shared his perspective in the Boston Globe.

A Utah entrepreneur had an epiphany after receiving a discount for cash payment after the birth of a child. Like many before him, he decided he could fix healthcare by making it more like the rest of the economy. He’s had some success with Nomi Health.

David Williams explains the benefits and limitations of the approach in Utah Business:

A Kaiser Family Foundation report revealed the impact of the unvaccinated on the US health care system $5.7 billion. Fortune (Unvaccinated Americans cost the health system $5.7 billion) quotes David Williams on the impact of mandates and why busy hospitals are losing money.

It’s back to the office as the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs. David Williams is quoted in Workfest (Can Small Businesses Require COVID Vaccines in the Workplace?)

It’s counterintuitive: a fourth covid-19 wave is evident even as vaccine rollout accelerates. Conventional wisdom blames it on more contagious variants, pandemic fatigue, and states reopening too fast. There’s truth to all of that, but it overlooks the role that vaccination itself plays.

Some urgent care clinics have run out of vaccines and cancelled follow-up shots for certain patients. It’s maddening for affected patients, but not a public health problem assuming those shots are given to someone else instead.

United Health’s Optum is purchasing Atrius Health, an independent physician organization in Massachusetts. Atrius has struggled to compete against the huge hospital systems in the state, even though its physician-led approach is more cost effective. Optum’s heft may level the playing field.

David Williams was quoted in the Boston Globe (State’s hope of vaccinating almost everyone by the end of summer depends on a lot going right), encouraging the state to assume there will be enough vaccines and to focus on getting them out to people.

CBS News and the Daily Kos covered David Williams’s opinions about the use of Groupon in health care.