2027 Q1
The largest and most informative healthcare investment symposium in the industry. 450+ presenting companies, 9,000+ attendees. Essential for PE deal sourcing and management meetings.
Healthcare-focused investment bank conference with strong coverage of healthcare services sector. Key for management meetings with public healthcare services companies.
The premier PE-specific healthcare event. LPs, GPs, and advisors discuss deal structures, regulatory outlook, and sector opportunities. High-density networking for deal origination.
Premier health IT event. 45,000+ attendees across health systems, payers, and vendors. Key for understanding technology transformation in target hospitals and RCM vendor landscape.
Legal and regulatory perspective on healthcare transactions. Antitrust, CON laws, FTC enforcement trends. Critical for understanding deal execution risk and regulatory timelines.
American College of Healthcare Executives. 4,000+ C-suite hospital leaders. Focus on leadership, strategy, and governance. Useful for understanding management quality indicators.
2027 Q2
2,500+ hospital and health system leaders. Tracks on finance, operations, and strategy. Strong for understanding operator perspectives on M&A and value creation.
Invitation-only summit for healthcare CEOs, investors, and innovators. 300 attendees, highly curated. Among the most influential events for healthcare investment strategy and sector direction.
American Hospital Association annual gathering. Policy-focused — Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement outlook, regulatory priorities, workforce challenges. Essential for understanding policy headwinds.
Focus on rural and critical access hospitals. 3,000+ attendees. Relevant for PE firms evaluating rural hospital acquisitions, CAH conversion strategies, and rural health program funding.
Sell-side healthcare conference with 150+ presenting companies. Strong coverage of healthcare services, managed care, and life sciences. Good for public comp intelligence.
Premier sell-side event for healthcare investors. 100+ presenting companies across services, devices, and managed care. Essential for public comp valuation benchmarking.
Healthcare Financial Management Association. Deep-dive on revenue cycle, payer contracting, cost management. The go-to event for understanding RCM operational best practices and benchmarks.
American Health Law Association annual event. Regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback enforcement trends. Critical for understanding legal risk in healthcare transactions.
2027 Q3
Annual Medicare inpatient prospective payment system update. Sets payment rates, quality adjustments, and policy changes for the upcoming fiscal year. Directly impacts hospital revenue models.
2027 Q4
Medical Group Management Association. Focus on physician practice operations, MSO models, and value-based care. Relevant for PE firms investing in physician practice platforms.
Event Summary
Planning Tips
- Book J.P. Morgan meetings 6-8 weeks in advance
- HFMA is best for RCM benchmarking conversations
- CMS IPPS rule release directly impacts financial models — schedule review within 48h
- HPEA Summit is highest-value per-hour for GP networking
- Becker's attracts hospital CFOs — ideal for management reference checks