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Health Data Is Broken And We're Paying For It w/ Michael Meucci, CEO, Arcadia

Jul 17, 2026
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American healthcare spends an estimated $110 per member per month just to administer itself, before a single service is ever delivered. Most of that cost exists because health data still cannot move freely between the systems that need it.

Michael Meucci, CEO of Arcadia, joins host John Driscoll to discuss why two decades of interoperability policy have failed to solve the data fragmentation problem facing health systems and payers, and why liberating that data and redirecting the administrative spend it currently requires could be the single biggest lever available for improving both the cost and quality of American healthcare.

🎙️⚕️ABOUT MICHAEL MEUCCI
Michael Meucci is President and CEO of Arcadia, a healthcare data and technology company, where he has built a 15+ year career spanning roles as CEO, COO, and Chief Growth Officer. He has been central to Arcadia's growth in value-based care, leading the evolution of its technology platform to enable data-driven decision-making and improved patient and financial outcomes for payers and providers. He holds board positions at healthcare AI platform N1 Health and Fenway Health, and serves as an advisor to value-based care enabler Guidehealth. Named a Rising Star by Becker's Hospital Review and a 40 Under 40 by Boston Business Journal, he is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and a frequent media commentator on digital health. He holds a BA in Economics and Entrepreneurial Leadership from Tufts University.

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