How Health Tech Startups Can Win at Managed Care Contracting: Insider Strategies for Scalable Payer Partnerships.

This episode dives deep into the essentials of navigating managed care contracts as a health tech startup.

Whether you're a founder, operator, or policy strategist, you'll walk away with a clear understanding of how to position your company for payer partnerships, structure risk-based contracts, and avoid common pitfalls in the healthcare financing space. We explore real-world examples and discuss how to align your innovation with payer priorities, compliance standards, and long-term sustainability.

Perfect for early-stage startups, digital health innovators, and anyone looking to scale within the complex world of managed care.

Key Themes:

• Understanding managed care mechanics (HMOs, PPOs, ACOs)
• Value-based care vs. fee-for-service
• Contracting tips for Series A and B stage startups
• Risk corridors, capitation, and performance metrics
• How to speak the payer language and win trust

Target Audience:

Health tech entrepreneurs, product and ops leads, VCs in digital health, provider networks, and healthcare consultants.

Takeaways:

• Understanding managed care contracting is essential for health tech startups to succeed.
• Health tech entrepreneurs must align their innovations with payer priorities and compliance standards.
• Effective negotiation strategies are crucial for securing favorable managed care contracts.
• Startups should utilize data transparency to build credibility and foster trust with payers.
• Establishing a structured contracting process is vital to avoid unfavorable agreements and ensure sustainability.
• Learning from real-world case studies can provide invaluable insights into successful managed care strategies.

Companies mentioned in this episode:

• Innovate Health
• MedTech Solutions
• Health Wave
• United
• Humana
• Aetna