A no-nonsense read on what policy trends are actually changing in 2026. At Arbital Health's 2026 Summit, VBC leaders separated meaningful shifts from background noise and talk through how providers and payers should be preparing now to stay ahead of upcoming shifts.
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Speakers:
Andrew Mackenzie, FSA, CERA, MAAA (Moderator), Chief Science Officer, Arbital Health Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, FLACCOs and TXACCOs Scott Allen, President, Helse Consulting Group Paul Keckley, Principal, The Keckley Report
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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.
