Healthcare is at a pivotal crossroads, with several powerful forces driving its evolution into 2026.   

As the new administration continues its whirlwind of activity in defining its regulatory and enforcement priorities, health system leaders continue to navigate a shifting landscape.  Healthcare providers, payers, and other stakeholders are being pushed to pivot, adapt, and innovate at a speed unlike any chapter in recent history as the industry continues to grapple with a range of challenges including workforce shortages and burnout, financial sustainability, changing demographics, growing public debt, and socio-economic inequities in the delivery of care. 

Underpinning these challenges is the reality that in the healthcare industry, there is increasing pressure to work differently; the market is shifting, and the industry is being forced to work more efficiently to meet rapidly evolving patient, consumer, and stakeholder expectations. Disruptive innovations such as the rapid adoption of virtual health visits, the emergence of new delivery mechanisms and sites, and the increasing ubiquity of generative AI hold the promise of transformation in a traditionally slow-moving industry.   

Within this context, hospital and health system General Counsel have found themselves thrust into bigger roles, those of strategic advisors or partners to their senior executive administrators and boards of directors, demanding different skill sets to be successful.  Centering on the overarching theme of Leveraging Sound Legal Strategy and Operational Resilience to Effectively Navigate Regulatory Shifts and Market Opportunities, the 2026 Healthcare Law & Compliance Institute, taking place at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida, will bring together legal and compliance leaders from providers across the country to address pressing regulatory, operational, and strategic challenges. Over the course of 48 hours, through panels, think tanks, roundtables, and business meetings, leaders will explore these key themes in an environment designed to foster collaboration, information exchange, networking, and connection.

Click on the agenda to view the content and speakers in more detail; we look forward to seeing you in late February in Amelia Island!