About Us
Barbara Toney, RN, BSN, MSHL
Co-Founder & CEO
Healthcare Quality, Population Health & Travel Health Leader
Barbara Toney is a bachelor’s-prepared registered nurse with a master’s degree in Health Law and Compliance and extensive leadership experience in managed care, population health, healthcare quality and patient safety, chronic and complex care management, utilization management, and care coordination.
As Co-Founder and CEO of VayCay Care, Barbara’s vision is to bring a managed care, population health, and prevention-focused model to travel health. Through advanced technology and connected concierge care, she seeks to make proactive health support a standard part of the travel experience—identifying risks before departure, coordinating care when needed, and helping reduce avoidable health-related disruptions throughout the journey.
Barbara is also a travel agency owner and professional travel advisor with more than a decade of experience in domestic and international leisure, corporate, family, and group travel. She has worked with multigenerational travelers and individuals with special needs, helping them prepare for their journeys while creating safe, enjoyable, and memorable travel experiences.
Her combined healthcare and travel expertise gives Barbara a unique perspective on how prevention, advanced technology, and connected care can help close the gap between healthcare and travel—reducing risk and expanding opportunities for people with chronic conditions, complex health needs, or mobility concerns to travel more safely, confidently, and enjoyably.
Barbara is a member of Travel Leaders Network (TLN), the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), and Nexion Travel Group.
Steve Arnold, MD, MS, MBA
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Steve Arnold is a physician, author, healthcare executive, and specialist in medical risk management, utilization management, preventive medicine, and healthcare operations. His more than four decades of experience span clinical practice, managed care, healthcare leadership, and executive consulting, with a career dedicated to improving outcomes while reducing unnecessary medical risk and healthcare costs.
A former Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, author of How to Travel and Stay Healthy, experienced international traveler, and luxury travel advisor, Dr. Arnold co-founded VayCay Care to bring preventive-health principles to the travel industry. His distinctive combination of medical, operational, insurance, and travel experience helps shape practical approaches to creating safer, healthier, and more confident journeys.