Resources

Unlock Health has deep experience in managed care consulting, revenue strategy, change management, contract performance and negotiations, benchmarking, analytics, and strategic communications

Q2 2026 payor earnings show a more selective approach to growth

Q2 2026 payor earnings show insurers getting more selective about membership growth. See what that shift means for hospitals, health systems, and payor contract negotiations.

Adaptive leadership in healthcare transformation

Many healthcare transformations don’t stall because the strategy was wrong. They stall because the plan couldn’t keep up with the terrain. In 2026, strategy doesn’t fail on paper. It fails in motion. The leaders who succeed are the ones who can adapt fast enough for the strategy to actually land. This article explores why adaptive judgment—knowing when to hold the goal and when to update the path—is becoming the defining leadership capability in healthcare transformation.

How providers can prepare for emerging regulatory trends in managed care

Learn how providers can prepare for managed care regulatory trends affecting reimbursement, prior authorization, Medicare Advantage, data, and payor strategy.

The access to care blind spot: how healthcare decisions are hiding inside benefit design

Every coverage decision is also a healthcare decision. Explore how benefit design affects access to care and uncover the hidden costs of fragmented coverage.

Six months later: how did we do?

Our mid-year review of 2026 managed care trends examines Medicare Advantage, AI, healthcare affordability, provider-payor disputes, and what's shaping healthcare next.

The AI adoption paradox: the technology is ready. Is your organization?

AI adoption in healthcare requires more than new tools. Learn how change management, internal communication and frontline engagement help turn AI deployment into sustained adoption.

The cost of fighting back: why provider-payor disputes are no longer just about rates

Provider-payor disputes increasingly involve payor policies like site of care, downcoding, and claims reviews. Here's why the cost of fighting back may be lower than the cost of accepting a new normal.