Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Scott Becker - 7 Stories We Are Following at Becker's Healthcare Currently 12-4-25
Dec 4, 2025
Scott Becker dives into key healthcare developments, including significant changes at Providence and Community Health Systems. The episode explores how pharmacies are becoming essential for managing costs, while the AHA battles proposed 340B rule changes. A spotlight is also cast on a Georgia doctor's guilty plea in a $24 million fraud scheme and the unfortunate closure of a small Oregon hospital. Tune in for insights on these pressing issues shaping the healthcare landscape!
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ECG's Healthcare Focus And Track Record
- ECG Management Consultants is the longest-running U.S. healthcare-only consulting firm with 50+ years in business.
- The firm emphasizes tough questions and measurable results in system-wide strategy and margin improvement.
Providence Facing A Polycrisis
- Providence is navigating a "polycrisis" of reimbursement, staffing, and 340B changes that require broad transformation.
- Scott Becker highlights Eric Wexler as a potentially generational healthcare leader guiding that effort.
CHS Turnaround From Overexpansion
- Community Health Systems retrenched from overexpansion and high debt to regain profitability.
- Scott Becker calls CHS's turnaround an "amazing transformation."