Shaking Off the Old System: What Healthcare Must Break Up With to Thrive in 2035
At Arbital Health's 2026 Summit, Dr. Stephen Klasko delivered a provocative and entertainingly Taylor Swift-themed keynote address. He gave a call-to-action for healthcare leaders, arguing that incremental change is the riskiest move of all, and that AI, human-centered design, and true provider-payer collaboration is healthcare's best chance to finally break the iron triangle of access, quality, and cost.
Speakers:
Stephen Klasko, M.D., Former President and CEO Jefferson Health | Executive in Residence, General Catalyst
Brian Overstreet, CEO, Arbital Health
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About Arbital Health
Arbital Health provides the Actuarial AI-enabled infrastructure for providers and payers to successfully manage risk-based contracts. Combining the industry's leading value-based care actuaries with a robust AI-powered platform, Arbital Health centralized fragmented data, accelerates contract performance monitoring, and helps speed decision making. Merlin AI, the company's embedded actuarial AI assistant, is powered by actuarial logic to continuously measure contract performance, forecast financial impact, and deliver actionable insights to drive down spend and MLR, improving patient outcomes while there is still time to act. Arbital Health is led by a best-in-class team of healthcare actuaries, engineers, and industry veterans, and backed by leading investors: Valtruis, Transformation Capital, Shaper Capital and Healthy Ventures.