What will healthcare look like a decade from now? Host Glenn Hunzinger is joined by Greg Rotz, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory Leader and Thom Bales, Principal, Health Services Advisory Leader, as they dive into the future of health—one driven by smarter tech, empowered consumers, and breakthrough science. From reimagining chronic care to building new business models, discover the mindset, partnerships, and capabilities that will define the next era of healthcare.

Discussion highlights:

• A trillion-dollar shift: who gains and who falls behind
• The rise of the super consumer and personalized care
• Why experience design will become core to life sciences
• How health orgs can prepare with “no regrets” strategic moves
• Collaborating across the ecosystem to drive faster, better, cheaper care

Speakers:

• Glenn Hunzinger, US Health Industries Leader, PwC
• Greg Rotz, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Advisory Leader, PwC
• Thom Bales, Health Services Advisory Leader, PwC

Linked materials:

From breaking point to breakthrough: the $1 trillion opportunity to reinvent healthcare

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Tune in as Glenn Hunzinger, PwC’s Health Industries Leader, sits down with Nichole Montgomery, Shannon O’Shea, and Phil Sclafani to unpack the sweeping implications of the newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). With nearly a third of the bill dedicated to healthcare, the team explores how this landmark legislation will reshape coverage, funding, and delivery across the payer, provider, and pharma landscape.

Discussion highlights:

• The OBBBA introduces new work requirements and eligibility rules that could lead to coverage loss for over 13 million people, placing new burdens on payers and states
• Providers face increased uncompensated care, especially in rural areas, with added administrative complexity and a push toward technology and alternative care models
• Payers are bracing for membership loss, reduced Medicaid funding, and increased administrative load as new eligibility rules take effect
• Pharma may see reduced demand from public programs but gains through an orphan drug exemption and incentives for domestic manufacturing
• The bill’s sweeping changes will disrupt healthcare, but with foresight, organizations can model financial impact, prepare for operational disruption, and plan strategic responses

Speakers:

• Glenn Hunzinger (host), Health Industries Leader, PwC
• Shannon O'Shea, Principal, Health Transformation, Provider Clinical Transformation, PwC
• Phil Scalfani, Principal, Customer Transformation, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences, PwC
• Nichole Montgomery, Principal, Health Transformation, Health Services, PwC

Linked Materials:

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/library/impact-of-obbba-on-us-health-system.html

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/health-policy-and-intelligence-institute.html

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Tune in as Glenn Hunzinger, PwC’s Health Industries Leader, connects with Nick Donkar, PwC’s U.S. Health Services Deals Leader, and Roel Van den Akker, PwC’s Pharma and Life Sciences Deals Leader, to discuss the 2025 midyear deals outlook across health services and pharma and life sciences. They explore how macroeconomic trends, regulatory pressures, and evolving investment strategies are shaping M&A activity and where new opportunities may emerge as companies look ahead to the second half of the year.

Discussion highlights:

• Health services deal volume remains resilient, with renewed investor interest in behavioral health, physician groups, and home-based care models
• Private equity firms are focused on outpatient growth platforms and niche services like revenue cycle management to navigate cost and regulatory headwinds
• Pharma and life sciences dealmaking is centered on targeted, asset driven M&A in the $1 to $5 billion range, rather than full scale platform acquisitions
• Regulatory uncertainty from FDA resource constraints to evolving policies on pricing and probability of technical and regulatory success (PTRS), is complicating deal modeling and slowing transaction timelines
• U.S. biopharma companies are increasingly sourcing early stage innovation from China, introducing new strategic opportunities along with cross border compliance and data challenges

Speakers:

Glenn Hunzinger, Health Industries Leader, PwC
Nick Donkar, US Healthcare Deals Leader
Roel Van den Akker, US Pharma & Life Sciences Deals Leader

Linked materials:

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/library/health-services-deals-outlook.html

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/library/pharma-life-sciences-deals-outlook.html

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