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Beacon Health (YC W26) — AI employees for primary care

Beacon Health (YC W26) is building AI employees that double revenue for primary care practices while also reducing the total cost of care. Primary care is the primary source of care for over 200M Americans, but physicians don’t have the bandwidth to manage their patient panels.

Beacon Health is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2026 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: AI Employees for Primary Care. The founders listed are Mark Pothen (Founder/CEO), Obinna Akahara (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, February 6, 2026).

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Beacon Health

New accelerator entry · 2026-02-06 · the record

Winter 2026
batch
2
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2026
Announced2026-02-06
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size2
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.beaconhealth.ai/

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Beacon Health (YC W26) is building AI employees that double revenue for primary care practices while also reducing the total cost of care. Primary care is the primary source of care for over 200M Americans, but physicians don’t have the bandwidth to manage their patient panels. Beacon Health builds AI employees that automate tedious background workflows - preventative screenings, prior authorizations, referrals, and risk adjustment. We handle these workflows from start to finish, directly in their EHR. We’re on a mission is to bring joy back to primary care.

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