Contracting
Helping you take the right steps to a fair contract that reflects your needs and goals.
Words matter. In medicine, provisions in a contract between a physician and an insurer or an employer glossed over at the time of signing may spring to life in unexpected ways.
The WSMA offers education and information that can help you know what to expect, and to take the right steps to a fair contract that reflects your needs and goals.
Payer Contracts
Resources to help guide your review of all facets of a payer or network sponsor who is submitting a contract.
Payer contract evaluations
Physicians often overlook the need to carefully review all facets of the payer or network sponsor who is submitting a contract. Use the resources below to help guide your review of payer or sponsor contracts.Model health insurance physician contract
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