
Every Tuesday, Kevin W. Barron breaks down payer contracting and revenue strategy for healthcare finance leaders, with ideas you can use this week.
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Oct 27, 2026
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Why service line leaders are the most under-appreciated resource in contract negotiations, and how to bring them in before the terms are set

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Oct 20, 2026
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Five (5) things every healthcare finance leader needs settled before signing a value-based care agreement with a payer

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Oct 13, 2026
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Eight managed care contracting terms every new negotiator, benefits manager, and plan sponsor needs to know before their first payer meeting

Healthcare Finance Leadership
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Oct 6, 2026
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What managed care and payer relations professionals need to change before artificial intelligence changes it for them

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“Managed care strategy and negotiations for hospitals and other provider groups has always been an apprentice model. This is great content that helps deepen your knowledge of this vital work, and highlights the new issues and approaches that the current dynamic environment requires. Kudos to Kevin for bringing this to life.”

Brandon Edwards
CEO (Retired), Unlock Health | Partner, Oxeon
"Kevin has a unique ability to take complex payer relations and managed care contracting issues and turn them into practical, relevant insights. ... That is what I value most about Kevin’s content: it isn’t just informative and educational; it gives healthcare leaders something they can actually use."

Valerie Daniel, MBA, CHFP, CRCR, CSPR
Director, Revenue Cycle - Baylor, Scott & White Health
"Payers get away with so many interferences that go unchecked, this gives us the ammunition to push back and hold them accountable instead of just absorbing the fallout."

Michelle McGinnis, BBA, MHA
Director, Managed Care - UT Health, San Antonio
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