The U.S. Hospital Management from a Strategic Management Viewpoint

The U.S. health care industry has been rattled since The Affordable Care Act (AFA), also known as Obamacare, was activated. The AFA created many political complications and conflict of interests between federal and states government and the two main political parties [1]. Meanwhile, there were ongoing discussions of possible mergers and acquisitions among the top five health care insurers1 in order to both develop efficient operating costs and to generate more than half of their revenues from the Medicare and Medicaid government programs. Regardless of AFAs success or not, the industrial tension is indicative of major upcoming changes. In this crucial timely juncture, a strategic management view point may offer suggestions for hospital managers to achieve strategic success, both now and in years to come.