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The Strategist: June 25, 2026

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Podcast | Strategy CatalystThe Strategist in Brief: June 25, 2026

This week's episode covers the House vote to defund the WISeR prior authorization pilot, Eli Lilly's 340B enforcement actions, Nebraska Medicine's National Quarantine Unit, and an HHS OIG report on Medicare Advantage prior auth denials.

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Strategist | Strategy Catalyst340B Update: Eli Lilly follows through on data ultimatum

While the move has been confirmed by the AHA and the provider advocacy group 340B Health, Eli Lilly has not shared a list of hospitals affected by the policy.

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Strategist | All-AccessHow Nebraska Medicine became America’s quarantine center

Nebraska's leaders frame the unit as an extension of their mission, not a business line.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystGraphic of the Week: Healthcare's productivity slump

This week’s featured graphic comes from a new McKinsey & Co. report on the health system imperative to capture more value from AI deployments.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystOIG report on MA post-acute prior auth denials reinforces congressional and legal scrutiny

The HHS OIG's findings align health systems, patients, and lawmakers around the same concern over MA prior auth for post-acute care, even as CMS declines to act on it.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystNews Flashes, Top Reads, and Numbers: June 25, 2026

A quick roundup of recent headlines, our top reads of the week, and numbers in the news.