The Future of Value-Based Care
& Risk Contracting
Nashville, TN | March 11-12th, 2025
Arbital Health brings together 150+ of the sharpest minds in risk-based healthcare for an exclusive, invite-only summit built around one goal: making value-based care actually work.
Executives from provider and payer organizations, VBC enablers, digital health companies, and policymakers spent the day in candid, substantive conversation about the realities of risk contracting, scale, and accountability. Honest dialogue on what's working, what isn't, and where the industry is headed next.
Attendees left with new connections, fresh perspective, and sharper tools for the road ahead.
Experience the 2026 Summit
Watch the highlights from our transformative two-day event, held in the nation's healthcare capital, Nashville. Hear from industry pioneers, including keynote speaker Stephen Klasko (Stephen Klasko M.D., Former President and CEO Jefferson Health, Executive in Residence, General Catalyst), and explore dynamic discussions on:
- Where ROI actually shows up in VBC
- The evolving role of AI
- The 2026 CMS & CMMI policy landscape
- Winning in specialty value-based care
- Building VBC contracts that hold up
Highlights From Our Expert Panel Discussions
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The Infrastructure Crisis in Value-Based Care: What Comes Next?
Brad Diephuis, President & COO at Thyme Care / Former Advisor, CMMI • Andrew von Eschenbach, President at Samaritan Health Initiatives / Former FDA Commissioner • Aneesh Chopra, Chief Strategy Officer at Arcadia, Former U.S. CTO • Moderator: Jesica Freeman, Chief Product Officer, Arbital Health
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Harnessing AI, Empathy & Evidence: The Real Work of Value-Based Care
- Kevin Holub, VP of Product & Design at Clover Health / Counterpart Health
- James Wallace, CEO at DecisionRx, Inc.
- Jon Bloom, M.D., CEO at Podimetrics
- Terri Maxwell APRN, CEO at TLM Health Solutions
- Moderator: Ian Duncan, Senior Advisor at Arbital Health
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Payer-Provider Alignment: How Trust and Transparency are Reshaping VBC
- Karena Weikel, Chief Actuary & SVP Advanced Analytics, Priority Health
- Bethany McAleer, Chief Actuary & Chief Analytics Officer, Johns Hopkins Health Plan
- Michael Gardner, SVP of Payer Relationships, Lumeris
- Moderator: Robert Mirsky, President, Resilient HealthOutcomes Advisors / Former CMO, Aetna
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