MSU Law Symposium Examines Evolving Healthcare Regulations Amid Rising Costs and AI Integration
The Michigan State Law Review hosted its annual symposium, 'Law, Policy, and the Next Era of Healthcare Reform,' on Friday, November 13, 2026, at Graduate by Hilton in East Lansing, Michigan. The event brought together four legal scholars to discuss how rising healthcare costs, corporate influence, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and state and federal regulations are transforming the healthcare industry and challenging existing legal protections. Discussions included the impact of financing on patient care, exemplified by a case where a hospital allegedly lacked critical medical devices due to unpaid bills following private equity restructuring. Scholars also addressed the ethical implications of automated decision-making tools in insurance denials, racial disparities in organ transplantation, the history of eugenics, and the complexities of reproductive rights post-Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The symposium also delved into conflicts between federal drug regulations an...