AJMC January 1, 2026
Sabrina McCrear, Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA Fact checked by: Giuliana Grossi

Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA, discusses 2026 health care predictions, including AI adoption, GLP-1 demand, MAHA growth, DEI’s return, and policy shifts.

On today’s episode of Managed Care Cast, The American Journal of Managed Care® spoke with Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA, CEO of SCAN Group and Health Plan.

Earlier this month, Jain published 10 health care industry predictions for 2026, covering several topics and pinpointing what may change in the new year. Many of these issues included the succession of artificial intelligence (AI) in the health care space, expansion of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, increased demand for glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist receptors, Medicare Advantage, digital health IPOs, and modest incremental policy movement.1

During the interview, Jain...

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