Medicaid beneficiaries pose a challenge for health plans attempting to establish Medicaid provider
networks. Compared to membership in commercial health plans, Medicaid enrollees typically
The provider contract that Dr. Nick Mancini has with the Utopia Health Plan includes a clause that
requires Utopia to reimburse Dr. Mancini on a fee-for-service (FFS) basis until 100 Utopia
members have selected him as their primary care provider (PCP). At that time, Utopia will begin
reimbursing him under a capitated arrangement. This clause in Dr. Mancini's provider contract is
known as:
Medicaid beneficiaries pose a challenge for health plans attempting to establish Medicaid provider
networks. Compared to membership in commercial health plans, Medicaid enrollees typically
Dr. Eve Barlow is a specialist in the Amity Health Plan’s provider network. Dr. Barlow’s provider
contract with Amity contains a typical most-favored-nation arrangement. The purpose of this
arrangement is to