From Multiplan Insider to Multiplan Disruptor: The Daffodil Health Story (with Navin Nagiah, CEO of Daffodil Health)

Blake Madden
Blake Madden
June 9, 2026

In this latest episode of Claims Denied, Blake Madden sits down with Navin Nagiah, co-founder and CEO of Daffodil Health.

Navin spent nearly two years inside Multiplan trying to modernize their repricing model from the inside — went to the board three times, couldn’t get alignment, and left to build the AI-native version himself.

Blake and Navin get into the No Surprises Act arbitration imbalance (88% provider win rate), why the “percent of savings” model is built on a fake pricing anchor, and Daffodil’s vision to evolve from OON repricing into a full smart plan platform.

Plus, Navin shares why a 10-day silent meditation retreat is a founder development hack.

Navvis partners with health systems and health plans to deliver real performance improvement across value-based care and fee-for-service models.

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Blake Madden
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