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The Strategist: October 1, 2026

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Podcast | Strategy CatalystThe Strategist in Brief: October 1, 2026

This week's episode covers the shifting musculoskeletal care landscape, AI use case ROI data, Ascension's Mercy Care sale to Aetna, and Counsel Health joining the ACCESS Model with Oura.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystGraphic of the Week: Why health systems keep deploying more and more AI

Health systems aren’t slowing down on AI, even as many organizations still struggle to put a hard dollar value on individual use cases.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystCounsel Health joins ACCESS with Oura as a front door to Medicare patients

Oura and Counsel show what kind of company the ACCESS rates actually work for

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystAscension sells stake in Arizona Medicaid plan to Aetna

It’s the latest in a string of divestitures for the St. Louis-based Catholic health system, which is aggressively refocusing its strategy around outpatient care.

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Strategist | Strategy CatalystNews Flashes, Top Reads, and Numbers: October 1, 2026

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