White Papers & Reports

February 24, 2026

The Economics
of Payer Contract Management Automation: Quantifying Cost Savings & Revenue Lift

Trek Health's Contract Intelligence (CI) automates contract interpretation and policy maintenance, transforming unstructured payer data into actionable rules. Using industry benchmarks and multi-scenario modeling across clinic, multispecialty, and hospital environments, CI generates annual savings ranging from $80K to over $9.3M, driven by avoided denials, reduced administrative labor, and streamlined policy-update workflows. Our results show that CI functions as core financial infrastructure rather than a point solution, delivering structural value across the reimbursement lifecycle.

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January 27, 2026

The Payer Paradox: When Higher Rates Don’t Mean Higher Reimbursement

This analysis uncovers a critical paradox in commercial healthcare financing: the payers offering the highest contracted rates often deliver the lowest realized reimbursement once denials and administrative friction are accounted for. By introducing the Payer Generosity Index (PGI) and adjusted PGI (aPGI), Trek Health reveals how payer performance varies not only across insurers, but across specialties and service lines. These findings equip healthcare organizations with a clearer, data-driven framework for contracting, revenue optimization, and strategic planning in an increasingly complex reimbursement landscape.

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January 7, 2026

Q4 2025 State of Commercial Reimbursement: Trek Health’s Quarterly Market Intelligence

Trek Health’s Q4 2025 Quarterly Market Intelligence report analyzes quarter-over-quarter commercial reimbursement movement across national payers, physician specialties, and U.S. states. While overall reimbursement improved following earlier declines, rate changes remained uneven—highlighting payer selectivity, persistent specialty outliers, and shifting geographic leverage. This report moves beyond static benchmarks by tracking real-time reimbursement changes, giving provider organizations actionable insight to identify negotiation risk early, protect rate parity, and respond proactively to evolving payer behavior.

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December 10, 2025

Q3 2025 State of Commercial Reimbursement: Trek Health’s Quarterly Market Intelligence

Trek Health’s Quarterly Reimbursement Brief highlights emerging variability in commercial payment rates across U.S. payers, specialties, and geographic markets. With some segments experiencing double-digit growth and others notable declines, contracting performance is increasingly shaped by real-time payer behavior rather than historical norms. Through validated reimbursement trend analytics, contract intelligence, and policy monitoring, Trek equips provider organizations to anticipate market shifts, protect revenue, and negotiate with measurable leverage.

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November 19, 2025

From Transparency to Prediction: Quantifying the Drivers of Physician Reimbursement Variation

This analysis uses Transparency in Coverage data to model how payers behave, not just what they pay. By linking reimbursement rates to physician characteristics, we uncover the patterns behind payment variation and transform transparency data into predictive intelligence. The result: a predictive view of rate dynamics that helps stakeholders anticipate trends and negotiate with data-driven confidence.

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November 12, 2025

The Private Practice Playbook: Rate Negotiation Index Rankings for Specialty-Specific M&A Strategy

Trek Health’s Rate Negotiation Index Report quantifies the return on physician labor across states and specialties in a new lens: combining commercial reimbursement, physician salary, malpractice risk, and provider density into a single metric.

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October 14, 2025

Reimbursement and Reality: The Economics of Breast Cancer Treatment

While breast cancer awareness efforts often focus on screening and treatment, one critical factor remains overlooked: how care is reimbursed. Payment structures shape far more than provider margins; they influence access, equity, and patient outcomes.In this analysis of payer rates, Trek Health uses its Transparency Platform to analyze how reimbursement for breast cancer care varies across geography, commercial payer behavior, and public policy. The findings reveal a system that rewards disease burden rather than prevention which creates inequities that ripple through the entire care process.

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