Seven predictions for healthcare in 2027 (and why we might be wrong)

Each year the editorial team writes down what we expect to happen, and each year members tell us where we are wrong. Here are seven for 2027.

Ambient documentation becomes a procurement default rather than a pilot. Capitation expands in primary care, and the first AI-native primary care groups sign full-risk contracts. Longevity clinics face their first serious evidence reckoning. Cross-border partnerships between US and Indian health systems move from memoranda to shared clinical programmes.

We also expect at least one high-profile clinical AI withdrawal, more hospital-at-home programmes funded by payers, and a sharp rise in cybersecurity spending after another large ransomware incident. Tell us in the comments which of these will age badly.