Some industry players are still trying to move past the COVID-19 pandemic four and a half years after health officials declared it a global health crisis, though the lingering effects are giving others a financial boost.
Executives for health systems, insurers, home health agencies and virtual care companies have pointed to the pandemic's continuing impacts as they feel out the latest trajectories for labor costs, utilization rates and investment priorities during earnings calls, investor presentations and conferences.
Some in the industry still cite the pandemic as a driver behind certain challenges. Others say healthcare is facing a new status quo, not a pandemic-era struggle that will be overcome.
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