Healthcare conferences to put on your calendar for 2026-2027
Here's our roundup of some of the top events in healthcare scheduled in 2026 and 2027.
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Mercer survey: Employers eye cost-shifting strategies as health benefit spend rises
As medical costs continue to rise, employers are weighing a return to policies that shift additional expense to workers, according to a new survey.
Read full article →Weekly Rundown: Karias Health launches AI companion; Mount Sinai, Wisp partner to expand PrEP access in NY
Stay up to date on the latest in health tech, digital health and health AI news with this weekly brief.
Read full article →Industry Voices—Why health systems need physicians engaged in IT leadership
The next decade of healthcare transformation will be defined by health systems that bring together clinicians, CIOs and IT leaders as true partners in shaping technology, writes Phoenix Children's associate CMIO.
Read full article →Trump wants you to know this RFK Jr. aide’s name
Chris Klomp is working to boost morale and deliver results at the Health Department after a year of upheaval.
Read full article →Healthcare costs poised to jump 9% in 2027 as health plans blame AI adoption, drug prices
Health plans are projecting the highest medical cost trend in nearly two decades in 2027, with commercial health costs expected to rise 9%, according to a new analysis from PwC.
Read full article →Provider groups file lawsuit against HHS over anti-trans Ryan White funding rules
The new funding requirements mandate recipients of Ryan White funds to not acknowledge the identities of trans patients or use funds for gender-affirming care.
Read full article →Humana to sell off minority stake in end-of-life care provider Gentiva
Humana announced this week that it intends to divest its minority stake in Gentiva, the largest provider of end-of-life care in the country.
Read full article →OIG: Frequent MA prior authorization denials for long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehab
A new federal watchdog report dings the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers for frequent prior authorization denials for long-term care hospital and inpatient rehabilitation stays. Another found that initial denials among skilled-nursing facilities were near-unanimously overturned.
Read full article →From Medicaid work requirement exemptions to AI safeguards in coverage: New AMA policies from annual meeting
The organization released a series of new policy announcements, alongside a new president-elect, at its Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates.
Read full article →AI use is surging across HHS, jumping 148% at the FDA in 2025, Bipartisan Policy Center data finds
There was a big uptick in the use of AI across all HHS agencies in 2025, though analysts note some use cases may “reflect new reporting requirements instead of new deployments."
Read full article →Abridge picks up strategic investment from Eli Lilly, expands payer, research workflows
Abridge secured a strategic investment from Eli Lilly and unveiled a major platform expansion to integrate payer and life sciences workflows. Described as an "AI-native clinician intelligence platform," Abridge says it now connects care delivery, payment and evidence-based treatment.
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