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Deloitte’s 2026 Healthcare Outlook: Key Findings On Confidence, Digital Health, AI, And Partnerships

Deloitte’s 2026 Healthcare Outlook shows that while more than two-thirds of U.S. healthcare leaders expect to outperform competitors, rising policy uncertainty is pushing greater focus on digital care, AI, and partnerships.

Bonuses Before The Holidays! — See Also

Good Tidings To Everyone At Alston & Bird!: Enjoy the bonus money!

Lessons From The Second ABA Report: Read up on the practical and ethical challenges of AI use.

What Will We Do After AI?: Don’t let your skills atrophy due to AI overreliance.

We Need Your Vote!: Pick your favorite law firm holiday card!

The Operational Signal Legal Leaders Should Pay Attention To In 2026

2026 won’t reward speed for its own sake. It will reward clarity, structure, and operational maturity.

Meme Stocks And The $10,000 Hourly Rate

Much like what happened with GameStop, could there be a perfect storm brewing to drive top rates upward to the unheard-of $10,000 rate?

The Day That ChatGPT Died: Lessons For The Rest Of Us

We need to think before we become overly reliant on any technology but particularly GenAI.

Exclusive: Filevine Acquires Pincites, AI-Powered Contract Redlining Company, Strengthening Its Positioning For Corporate Legal And Enhancing Its AI

The deal marks Filevine’s second major AI acquisition of 2025, following its April acquisition of Parrot.

Payers Made A Bold Prior Auth Commitment In 2025. Here’s What To Expect In 2026.

More than 50 major insurers have pledged to streamline prior authorization starting in 2026, but providers remain cautiously optimistic and skeptical that the changes will truly reduce burden or delays in care.

Morning Docket: 12.23.25

* JP Morgan committed itself by agreement to pay Charlie Javice’s bills and is very annoyed about having to shell out $530 for gummy bears. [Law360]

* Former CIA chief targeted by Trump’s retaliation campaign asks chief judge to prevent DOJ from steering case to administration lapdog Aileen Cannon. [AP News]

* Freshfields giving Gen Z “resilience” training. [Legal Cheek]

* Sam Bankman-Fried fancies himself a jailhouse lawyer now. [NY Times]

* Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni legal teams reflect on the experience. [People]

* Judge blocks Trump effort to freeze Harvard funding. [Law.com]

* New Biglaw office leans into collaborative spaces. [NY Law Journal]

Lindsey Halligan Won’t Quit While She’s Behind — See Also

The DOJ Wants To Appeal Comey And James: Fail, fail, fail again.

Bonus News: Haynes Boone, Seward & Kissel.

Behind The Scenes Of A Boutique Law Firm: Cohen & Buckmann’s Sandra Cohen gives us a rundown.

Happy Holidays!

No Christmas For You!

Getting all Scrooge up in here.

Adventures In Legal Tech: What Exactly Is Agentic AI?

Suffolk Law School's David Colarusso discusses how AI is disrupting law practice and legal education.

Thomson Reuters White Paper: The Future Is Here — It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed

AI is eroding critical thinking skills at an alarming rate.

Merger Madness To Continue In 2026 So Some Biglaw Firms Can ‘Survive’

There may be more mergers to come in the new year.

‘AI Is A Public Health Intervention’: Kara Peterson On Why Access To Law Is A Justice Issue, Not Just A Legal One

Legal tech can not only intervene to reduce time or cost but also to reduce the harm of delayed understanding.

Guess Which Biglaw Firm Just Hitched Onto The Bonus Money Train?

Hint: It rhymes with Deward & Wissel.