Panel Decisions

Joining, leaving, and evaluating payer panels with data.

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Alma Rate Competitive? What Managed Networks Don't Show You About Payer Reimbursement

Alma and Headway show you one number: what the network pays you. They don't show you what the payer contracted to pay your colleagues who went direct — or the spread within that payer's network. Public rate data for UHC and Cigna in Texas shows why that missing number matters, and gives you a way to evaluate it.

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How Cigna's Texas Network Tiers Shape Its 90837 Rates

Cigna files its Texas 90837 rates across several network products — Texas Connect (IFP), PPO, and OAP — and which one your contract is under shapes the rate that applies to you. Here's how to tell which Cigna network you're on before reading the benchmark.

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