Arctic Health

AI-native credentialing and contracting for healthcare

Y CombinatorSpring 2026ActiveHealthcareHealthcare ServicesHealthcareHealthcare ITAI

What they do

Problem

Healthcare organizations face slow, complex, and costly credentialing and payer contracting workflows that require navigating varying payer and state requirements and ongoing compliance monitoring.

Solution

Arctic Health provides an AI-native, end-to-end platform that automates payer contracting, provider enrollment, data validation, portal submissions, and ongoing status/compliance monitoring via AI agents and browser automation.

Who it's for

Healthcare organizations of any size that need to contract with payers and credential/enroll providers.

Founders

Sam Slezek

Founder

Sam is the co-founder and CEO of Arctic Health. Previously, Sam led product teams at Scale AI and Instacart, invested in startups at Amasia, and covered insurance companies at Morgan Stanley.

Michael Clark

Co-Founder

Michael is the co-founder and COO of Arctic Health. Previously co-founded the inside sales team at Instabase. Prior, worked at a boutique hedge fund, 1Sharpe Capital.