Why Hospital Women's Health Expansions Are Leaking Value

50% of health systems report that specialized women's expansions contribute less than 5% to downstream revenue.

Boston MA -- October 9: Women control 80% of household healthcare buying decisions, yet provider organizations are severely mismanaging this commercial opportunity.

The Women's Health Infrastructure Report 2026 exposes a massive failure in how health systems design and monetize female-focused care.

"Women's health expansions look low-revenue only because we measure them as episodic low-revenue encounters rather than as the front door to prevention. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women yet goes underrecognized for decades..."

Emily Lau

Co-Director, Women's Heart Health Program, Mass General Brigham

This structural disconnect represents just one of the critical commercial gaps uncovered through the Women's Health Infrastructure Report 2026, a cross-sector study bringing together perspectives from health plans, providers, employers, clinicians, life sciences organisations and innovators.

Lead Research Partner