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Expert insights on healthcare pricing and contracting

Practical, actionable guides to help you navigate healthcare price transparency, optimize payer contracts, and make data-driven decisions.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Price Transparency: It Depends Which BCBS You Mean

Blue Cross Blue Shield isn't one company - it's 34 independent licensees, each with its own price transparency compliance score. See real data on 12.

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Reasonable Value of Medical Bills in Personal Injury Cases: The Public Data Alternative to Discovery

The reasonable value of medical bills in personal injury cases can now often be shown from public data - no discovery motion required for negotiated rates.

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How to Set a Defensible Reference-Based Pricing Benchmark

Set a defensible reference-based pricing benchmark from real hospital price transparency data, not a flat Medicare percentage, and audit TPA savings claims.

10 min read
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Medical Bill Review Best Practices

Guide to reviewing medical bills in workers comp and personal injury cases: identifying billing errors and using price transparency data for fee challenges.

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Payer Contract Negotiation: A Data-Driven Approach

Master payer contract negotiation using price transparency data, competitive benchmarking, and proven strategies to maximize reimbursement rates.

15 min read
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Understanding Healthcare Price Transparency

Navigate the complex world of healthcare price transparency regulations, from CMS rules to accessing and interpreting transparency data files.

12 min read
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