Fulcrum Analytics™

Transforming Healthcare Data Into Strategic Advantage

Fulcrum Health Partners combines advanced analytics, payer intelligence, reimbursement modeling, market transparency, and executive reporting to help healthcare organizations make faster, smarter, and more profitable reimbursement decisions.

$2.7B+
Reimbursement analyzed
0
Contracts benchmarked
Millions
Covered lives evaluated
0
States & markets evaluated
Analytics Philosophy

Every Negotiation Begins With Data

The strongest reimbursement strategies are built on analytics — not assumptions. Every engagement begins by understanding how reimbursement performs today, where the financial opportunity is, how the market compares, and which actions create the most enterprise value. Our platform powers everything from transaction diligence and payer negotiations to revenue cycle optimization, expected pay modeling, IDR support, and executive decision-making.

The Fulcrum Analytics Platform

One Platform. Twelve Intelligence Modules.

Every workstream draws on the same connected analytics engine — so diligence, negotiation, and operations all speak the same data.

Fulcrum Analytics
Executive Reporting · Hospitals & Health Systems

Payer Mix and Payer Detail, at a Glance

A Fulcrum Analytics view built for hospital and health system leadership — where the revenue comes from, how each payer performs, and where the commercial opportunity sits.

Fulcrum AnalyticsHospital & Health System · Payer Mix & DetailLive Sample
Total Charges
$286M
Net Payments
$186M
Net Collection Rate
65%
Commercial Opportunity
$14.2M
Charges by Payer
Payer Detail — Charges, Payments & Collection
PayerChargesNet PaymentsGCRNCR
BCBS$86M$58.0M67%96%
UnitedHealthcare$63M$40.3M64%92%
Aetna$46M$29.9M65%94%
Medicare$51M$34.7M68%99%
Medicaid$23M$12.6M55%90%
Humana$17M$10.5M62%93%
Total$286M$186M65%95%

* Illustrative Fulcrum Analytics sample. Built from your Epic, Oracle Health, or billing data.

Payer Transparency Intelligence

See Exactly Where Your Rates Sit in the Market

Commercial reimbursement benchmarking, Medicare comparisons, and competitive market intelligence — visualized so the opportunity is obvious.

Commercial Rate vs. Market
% of Medicare by provider · bubble size = volume

* Illustrative Fulcrum Analytics sample — each bubble is one provider, placed left to right by commercial rate as a percent of Medicare and sized by relative contracted volume. Vertical spacing separates the bubbles only and carries no value. Positions are representative, not measured.

Hospital Prices vs. Medicare, by State
Commercial plan prices for inpatient and outpatient hospital care, as a percent of Medicare
Alabama — 211% of MedicareArizona — 279% of MedicareColorado — 291% of MedicareFlorida — 346% of MedicareGeorgia — 317% of MedicareIndiana — 300% of MedicareKansas — 251% of MedicareMaine — 254% of MedicareMassachusetts — 193% of MedicareMinnesota — 238% of MedicareNew Jersey — 267% of MedicareNorth Carolina — 280% of MedicareNorth Dakota — 227% of MedicareOklahoma — 225% of MedicarePennsylvania — 224% of MedicareSouth Dakota — 250% of MedicareTexas — 251% of MedicareWyoming — 270% of MedicareConnecticut — 257% of MedicareMissouri — 247% of MedicareWest Virginia — 335% of MedicareIllinois — 252% of MedicareNew Mexico — 245% of MedicareArkansas — 162% of MedicareCalifornia — 312% of MedicareDelaware — 310% of MedicareDistrict of Columbia — 241% of MedicareIowa — 227% of MedicareKentucky — 230% of MedicareMaryland — No data reportedMichigan — 189% of MedicareMississippi — 185% of MedicareMontana — 253% of MedicareNew Hampshire — 216% of MedicareNew York — 310% of MedicareOhio — 277% of MedicareOregon — 255% of MedicareTennessee — 234% of MedicareUtah — 217% of MedicareVirginia — 262% of MedicareWashington — 250% of MedicareWisconsin — 321% of MedicareNebraska — 285% of MedicareSouth Carolina — 325% of MedicareIdaho — 289% of MedicareNevada — 268% of MedicareVermont — 283% of MedicareLouisiana — 232% of MedicareRhode Island — 197% of Medicare
162% of Medicare 346% No data

Source: RAND Corporation, Prices Paid to Hospitals by Private Health Plans, Round 5.1 (published 2024), Table 2 — 2022 commercial claims, 49 states and DC. Maryland is not in the study and is shown in grey. Fulcrum benchmarks your own markets and contracted rates against this baseline.

Executive Reporting · Oncology Platforms

Revenue by Drug, by Payer — The Top 10

For oncology and infusion platforms, the drug book is the business. This Fulcrum Analytics view breaks down revenue for the top 10 physician-administered drugs by payer — the foundation of buy-and-bill strategy.

Fulcrum AnalyticsOncology Platform · Drug Revenue by Payer (Top 10)Live Sample
Annual Drug Revenue
$33.7M
Drug % of Revenue
74%
Top Drug (Pembrolizumab)
$8.2M
Buy-and-Bill Margin
~4.3%
Revenue by Drug & Payer — Top 10 (Annual)

* Illustrative Fulcrum Analytics sample. Built from your practice-management and dispensing data, by J-code and regimen.

Analytics Across the Reimbursement Lifecycle

From Negotiation to Transaction to Recovery

The same intelligence engine, applied to the decisions that matter most.

Managed Care Analytics

Expected reimbursement & rate benchmarking
Contract & scenario modeling
Payer scorecards & fee-schedule comparisons
Negotiation priorities & expected ROI

Transaction Advisory Analytics

Commercial due diligence & revenue sustainability
Contract quality & payer mix
EBITDA & enterprise value modeling
Quality of Reimbursement analyses

Revenue Cycle Intelligence

Expected pay & underpayment detection
Variance, denials & payment accuracy
Revenue leakage & root-cause analysis
Net revenue & cash-flow reporting

IDR / NSA Analytics

Batch opportunity identification
QPA comparisons & allowed-amount analysis
Regional benchmarking & arbitration analytics
Case-outcome & success-rate tracking

Market Intelligence

Covered lives & payer market share
Hospital share, physician density & referrals
Network adequacy & geographic opportunity
Growth, de novo & acquisition targets

Predictive Analytics

Future reimbursement & revenue forecasting
Contract-renewal timing & scenarios
Expected collections & cash flow
EBITDA & enterprise value modeling
Client-Ready Deliverables

A Diligence Report Your Investment Committee Can Act On

Every engagement produces boardroom-grade output. This is an executive summary from a Fulcrum reimbursement diligence report — the format buyers and sellers rely on.

FULCRUM HEALTH PARTNERS
Quality of Reimbursement · Diligence Report

Payer Contract Diligence — Reimbursement Summary & Value Assessment

* Sample deliverable · illustrative · client identity withheld
Executive Summary
90th+
percentile — professional (commercial), largest payer
<55th
percentile — all facility (ASC) contracts
~$5.3M
annual facility payments below market median
+22%
to reach the median on the largest payer

Key Findings

  • The platform is sound — the value is on the facility side.
  • Professional contracts sit at or above the 90th percentile across all major payers.
  • Every facility contract sits below the 55th percentile — the primary value-creation lever.
  • The single largest code — cataract surgery (66984) — is worth ~$530K per point of rate improvement.
  • Every dollar of facility rate improvement converts to EBITDA at ~100% margin.

Professional Rate as % of CMS

By service category — largest commercial payer
0%100%150% 137%Surgical 82%E&M 172%Diagnostic 132%Overall
Prepared by Fulcrum Health Partners · Quality of ReimbursementEvery dollar of facility rate improvement → EBITDA at ~100% margin

* Illustrative Fulcrum deliverable. Full reports include contract inventory, benchmarking, expected reimbursement, and a negotiation roadmap.

Insights & Research Library

Intelligence, Published

White papers, market reports, policy briefings, and negotiation playbooks. Filter by category or search.

Deep Dive
No Surprises Act & IDR

Federal IDR: A Lifeline for Critical Access Hospitals

Federal arbitration gave rural and critical access hospitals a credible alternative — and the leverage to negotiate stable in-network agreements.

Sep 2026·14 min read
Regulatory Brief
CMS & Payment Policy

The CY2027 Infusion Reset

A 37% cut to 340B drug payment, a 6.6% cut to office infusion administration, and a widening HOPD / office gap — modeled by code.

Aug 2026·15 min read
Deep Dive
Commercial Payer Strategy

Defending the Infusion Margin

White bagging is usually argued as a drug-sourcing and safety question. For a rheumatology practice it is first an economic one — and the payer contract, not the pharmacy debate, decides how it ends.

Aug 2026·11 min read
Market Analysis
Commercial Payer Strategy

The Commercial-vs-Medicare Gap in Spine

Medicare has underpaid complex spine care for two decades, and many commercial contracts import the cut through a percentage-of-Medicare peg. Commercial contracting is the decisive lever.

Aug 2026·9 min read
Strategy
Payer Analytics

Covered Lives & Market Share

A urology group’s leverage is unevenly spread across its payers. Covered-lives and market-share intelligence turn a long contract list into a ranked plan for the negotiations that move margin.

Aug 2026·8 min read
Deep Dive
Underpayment & Payment Integrity

Anti-VEGF: Defending the Retina Margin

Biosimilars and ASP erosion are thinning the anti-VEGF spread while step therapy dictates agent choice. Coding, waste capture, and step-therapy discipline decide what the practice keeps.

Aug 2026·9 min read
Deep Dive
Commercial Payer Strategy

Before Writing the Subsidy Check

Anesthesia subsidies are usually explained as a workforce shortage. That is only half the story — and the difference determines what a hospital or ASC can actually do about them.

Aug 2026·14 min read
Benchmark Report
Commercial Payer Strategy

2026 Commercial Reimbursement Benchmark Report

Where commercial reimbursement sits relative to Medicare in 2026 — and how to use benchmarks without being misled by them.

2026·7 min read
Strategy
Commercial Payer Strategy

Why Provider Organizations Are Investing in Managed Care Analytics

The organizations holding rate walk into negotiations with the same data the payer has. Most providers still don’t.

2026·6 min read
Market Analysis
Medicare Advantage

Understanding Medicare Advantage Payment Trends

Medicare Advantage now covers the majority of eligible beneficiaries — and its payment behavior increasingly sets the tone for the rest of the book.

2026·7 min read

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Why Fulcrum Analytics Is Different

Not Spreadsheets. A Decision-Support System.

Traditional Consulting
Fulcrum Analytics
Uses spreadsheets
Uses enterprise analytics
Reviews contracts
Builds predictive financial intelligence
Looks backward
Forecasts future performance
Delivers reports
Builds executive decision-support systems
Measures reimbursement
Transforms reimbursement into strategic intelligence
Today's Challenges. Tomorrow's Solutions.

Analytics That Transform Reimbursement Into Enterprise Intelligence.

Whether supporting payer negotiations, healthcare transactions, revenue cycle optimization, expected pay modeling, market expansion, or executive decision-making, Fulcrum Analytics delivers the intelligence healthcare leaders rely on.