Most Healthcare Executives Rethinking Short-Term Business Strategies Due To Economic Policies, Survey Shows

Fierce Healthcare (5/29, Landi) reports that healthcare executives “are trying to keep pace with rapid changes” in US economic and regulatory policies under the second Trump Administration. According to a new PwC May pulse survey (5/29) of 700 business executives across six industries, 48% of respondents “rank economic policy among the top three factors driving strategic change over the next one to two years.” Among healthcare executives, “persistent policy and market volatility is a bigger concern, with six out of 10 (61%) rethinking short-term business strategies due to economic policies.” Other key factors affecting short-term strategy changes include: “AI and data regulations (56%), U.S. trade policy (44%) and U.S. federal government spending and budget policy (37%).” Notably, 90% of healthcare executives flag cyber attacks “as a moderate or serious risk – the highest among all industries – reflecting the ongoing fallout from major cyber incidents that have disrupted healthcare systems.”