As healthcare organizations grapple with rising costs, evolving regulations, and the shift toward value-based models, analytics has emerged as the foundational pillar for transformation.
Throughout 2025, three themes emerged: value-based care (VBC), AI-driven analytics, and payer analytics innovation. We rounded up the following top posts from the year to offer guidance, industry data, thought leadership, and help providers and payers turn data into strategic advantage.
Here are the top picks of 2025 from Milliman MedInsight’s blog.
#1 Navigating value-based care in 2025: How to implement it successfully in your practice
Author: Francesca Hammerstrom, General Manager of Value-Based Care
Themes: Value-based care, VBC analytics, alternative payment models, provider transition, cost control
In this post, Francesca Hammerstrom explores the shifting landscape from fee-for-service to value-based care, noting how by 2030 nearly all Medicare beneficiaries are expected to be in VBC arrangements.
She presents key market forces driving the change, outlines the four levels of payment models (from FFS to full capitation) and explains what organizations must consider to succeed—such as aligning incentives, designing new workflows, and managing the financial risks of VBC.
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#2 AI-driven healthcare analytics: What to expect in 2025
Author: Chas Busenberg, Senior Manager of Data and AI
Themes: AI in healthcare, generative AI (Gen AI), data governance, analytics efficiency, data quality
Chas Busenberg’s blog explores how artificial intelligence and generative AI are transforming healthcare analytics in 2025. He explains how AI can accelerate routine tasks and help uncover patterns across vast data sets, especially when unstructured data (like clinical notes) is integrated. But the key message is that the success of AI hinges on strong data governance, data quality, and integration readiness—without which the promise of AI can be undermined.
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#3 Payer analytics in focus: Emerging trends
Author: Marcos Dachary, Chief Market Strategist and General Manager of Payer Solutions
Themes: Payer analytics, emerging trends, data integration, AI for payers, analytics strategy
This article shifts the lens to the payer side of the healthcare ecosystem, drawing on a recent Milliman MedInsight survey of its payer customers to surface the key analytics trends for 2025. Overall, payers are tackling hurdles such as data governance gaps, resource constraints, and the need to integrate multiple data sources. It also highlights how AI is stepping into the mix to help payers gain insights faster.
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The 2026 analytics outlook
Providers are moving toward value-based care with greater urgency. Payers are modernizing their analytics infrastructure to manage costs and complexity. And AI—particularly generative AI—is reshaping how teams process data, monitor performance, and make decisions.
As the healthcare landscape continues to evolve, Milliman MedInsight remains a guide for organizations seeking to transform data into measurable impact.
