Keeping It Real: Where ROI Actually Shows Up in VBC and AI Use (and Where It Doesn’t)
A no-spin conversation on what’s truly generating returns in value-based care today, why margins are getting squeezed and how AI is changing the economics in real (not hype-driven) ways. At Arbital Health's 2026 Summit, panelists revealed the hard pivots payers and providers must make for VBC to be economically sustainable.
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Speakers:
Ian Duncan Ph.D., FSA, MAAA (Moderator), President-Elect and Vice Chair, Society of Actuaries Eric Tanner, CEO, Arkos Health Adriana Day, Chief Financial Officer, Interwell Andy Marino, SVP, Retail Segments & Network, AmeriHealth Caritas Mark Gwynne, Chief Value Officer, UNC Health | President, UNC Health Alliance
Speakers:
Ian Duncan Ph.D., FSA, MAAA (Moderator), President-Elect and Vice Chair, Society of Actuaries Eric Tanner, CEO, Arkos Health Adriana Day, Chief Financial Officer, Interwell Andy Marino, SVP, Retail Segments & Network, AmeriHealth Caritas Mark Gwynne, Chief Value Officer, UNC Health | President, UNC Health Alliance
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6:46
Who Should Own Healthcare AI?
ACOs, Big Tech & the Case for a Digital Public Infrastructure
3:58
Designing The Perfect Value-Based Contract
What Payers and Providers Actually Want
3:20
The Real AI Challenge for Risk-Bearing Organizations
From Data Lakes to Point of Care
4:26
Does AI Actually Save Money in Healthcare?
Is AI delivering ROI in VBC or are we still in the hype phase?
4:26
Why AI's Real Impact in Value-Based Care Is Still Coming
AI Investment Going From ~$1B to $1T and What's Next
2:26
Rethinking VBC Contract Timelines for Real Savings
Why VBS's True ROI Rarely Shows Up in Today's Timelines
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.
