YC Spring 2026 (P26) founder

Sam Slezek

Founder of Arctic Health, AI-native credentialing and contracting for healthcare

Company

Sam Slezek is listed as a founder of Arctic Health. Arctic Health is building AI-native credentialing and contracting for healthcare organizations. We automate the full workflow, from establishing payer contracts to enrolling each provider. We collect and validate organization and provider data according to each state and payer’s requirements, and submit on the organization's behalf. We then monitor status and compliance on an ongoing basis. Tools on the market today either perform small pieces of the workflow or price out small and mid-sized organizations. We handle the process end-to-end regardless of organization type or size. Our browser automations enable AI agents to submit and monitor across hundreds of payer portals, and our system is trained by experienced industry experts who handle every edge case. Healthcare organizations get one simple platform. We handle the rest.

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  1. LinkedIn

    Arctic Health (YC P26) is the full-service credentialing and contracting platform for healthcare organizations. Today, getting a provider in-network means months of manual work across hundreds of payer portals, each with its own forms, rules, and timelines. Clinics lose revenue every day they wait, and many never negotiate the rates they're entitled to. Arctic Health pairs best-in-class credentialing experts with an AI platform that validates data against primary sources, navigates payer portals, and tracks status end-to-end. Clinics submit their information once, and Arctic credentials providers, files enrollments, and negotiates group contracts. Every submission makes the platform smarter about which networks are open, who to reach at each payer, and how rates vary by specialty and region. Congrats on the launch, Sam Slezek, Raghav Mehrish, and Michael Clark! https://lnkd.in/gPFZ84-8 …

    Arctic Health (YC P26) is the full-service credentialing and contracting platform for healthcare organizations. Today, getting a provider in-network means months of manual work across hundreds of payer portals, each with its own forms, rules, and timelines. Clinics lose revenue...