Hospitals and Health Systems 2026 Update (On-Demand Webinar)

Date: 05/28/2026

Closed captions are available.

Overview: Hospitals and health systems are confronting converging trends in 2026: heightened fraud and abuse enforcement, evolving provider compensation and value‑based care models, shifting valuation expectations in key specialties, and new provider‑based rules affecting outpatient strategy. 

In this 90-minute webinar, leaders from the AHLA's Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group examine these developments through a trends discussion grounded in practical experience advising health systems nationwide, and focusing on where we've been and where we may be headed.

Learning Objectives: 

  • Review recent FCA and Anti‑Kickback cases involving provider compensation, coverage, and service line arrangements, and the compliance gaps driving enforcement.
  • Analyze adoption of VBE structures, use of downside risk, evolving productivity and quality metrics, and increased reliance on data analytics.
  • Discuss specialty-specific coverage and valuation issues and practical implications of recent provider-based rule developments.

Speaker Information:

Joe Wolfe, Practice Group Leader, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman

Jackie Papish, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Hayley Coley, Senior Legal Counsel, Humana

Scott Ackman, Managing Director, VMG Health

Joe Geraci, Partner, Husch Blackwell

Continuing Education:

CLE: The maximum number of credits available for ON DEMAND is 1.0 for a 60-minute state and 1.2 for a 50-minute state. Please note that the availability of credits may vary from state to state.  This self-study course will be available for purchase for approximately one year after the recording date, but state rules on duration of eligibility for CLE-credits differ, so please check with your state before purchasing self-study offerings. 

CPE: CPE credits are not available for on-demand. 

CCB: **CCB credit for this on-demand webinar is pending. Information for obtaining CCB credit will be added here when available. For more information, contact CEU@americanhealthlaw.org.** 

For additional information, please visit the AHLA Continuing Education page. 

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