Contract Strategy

Contract Strategy & Reimbursement Optimization

Stop Leaving Revenue on the Table. Transform Your Payer Relationships with Pricing Transparency.

Led by our in-house contracting experts

Billie St. Pierre-Natoli

Billie St. Pierre-Natoli

Principal Consultant, Business Development & Contracting

Savannah Sherman

Savannah Sherman

Senior Consultant, Business Development & Contracting

THE PROBLEM

Is Your Practice Experiencing Any of These Challenges?

Rate Disparity

You suspect you are being paid significantly less than other providers for the same high-volume services (e.g., Cataract Surgery, Comprehensive Exams).

Negotiation Gridlock

You lack the objective data to justify rate increases with dominant, regional payers (e.g., Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser).

Prioritizing Utilization

Not knowing which payers and billing codes to prioritize in negotiations to achieve the highest financial return.

Stagnant Revenue

You are seeing higher patient volumes, but revenue growth remains flat.

Our Solution

The Payer Contract Strategy Roadmap Empowered by Pricing Transparency

What We Deliver:

  • Market Concentration Analysis — Clearly identifies the most critical payers that drive your revenue and patient access.
  • Utilization & Payer Mix Report — Ensures negotiations target services with the maximum financial impact.
  • Rate Performance Benchmarking — Provides irrefutable evidence of underpayment to justify rate uplift requests.
  • Opportunity Prioritization — Directs limited negotiation resources to the payers and codes that yield the largest return.
  • Actionable Negotiation Strategy — Gives your team a step-by-step guide to execute successful, simultaneous negotiations.
$450k+ Potential annual uplift from a single payer
5 Comprehensive deliverables in every engagement
Data-Driven Backed by real negotiated-rate transparency data

RESULTS

The Financial Impact: See What Data-Driven Strategy Can Do

We eliminate rate compression by prioritizing uplift opportunities with underperforming contracts while safeguarding premium positions within your strongest agreements. This balanced strategy ensures sustainable reimbursement performance across the portfolio.

Client Scenario Improvement Example Financial Impact (Estimated)
Targeting the Lowest Reimbursor Achieving a 15% rate uplift on high-volume exams and major surgeries. $450,000+ in annual revenue uplift from one payer alone.
Aligning Rates Moving rates from below-market to competitive mid-range to drive meaningful revenue improvement. $200,000+ in new facility revenue per year.
Protecting Premium Benchmarks Leveraging the high rates of your top payer to anchor all other negotiations. Prevents erosion and maintains millions in existing revenue.
Who It's For

Ready to Strengthen Your Financial Foundation?

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Our Payer Contract Strategy is ideal for:

  • Primary Care, FQHC, and Community Health Organizations
  • Specialty and Multispecialty Physician Groups
  • Emergency Medicine and Anesthesia Practices
  • Behavioral Health Providers
  • Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  • Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Centers
  • Integrated Health Systems