Policy · February 23, 2026 · 8 min

Healthcare Policy 2026: Reimbursement, Privacy, and Drug Pricing

Three healthcare-policy threads will define the regulatory landscape: drug-pricing implementation, reimbursement reform, and the next iteration of HIPAA modernisation.

Three major healthcare-policy threads will define the regulatory landscape for healthcare clients in 2026. Drug-pricing implementation continues to evolve as CMS finalises the methodology for the second negotiation cycle. Reimbursement-reform proposals through CMS and Congress would meaningfully recalibrate value-based contracting against fee-for-service. And the next iteration of HIPAA modernisation has surfaced in proposed-rule form.