Blog Posts

May 31, 2026

Beyond the Fee Schedule: Why Payer Contracts Are More Than Just Rate Negotiations

Welcome back to the blog for the VBC Podcast! In our latest episode, titled Deciding to Contract with a Payor: Joining "the Network", we delved into a crucial decision point for any healthcare provider: whether to contract with a payer. Often, when …

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Dec. 26, 2024

MultiPlan Lawsuit: Allegations of a Healthcare Price-Fixing Cartel

The case 1:24-cv-10959 filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois involves the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) as plaintiffs, suing MultiPlan, Inc. for alleged ant…

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