--- title: When 'What If?' Becomes 'What Now?' description: Whether it’s payors exiting exchanges, consolidation or large employers moving to another payor there’s simply too much at stake to be caught off guard. image: https://blog.chartis.com/hubfs/Icons/blogmanagedcare.png --- ![](https://blog.chartis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/iVantage-Logo_1200x409_RGB.png?width=320&name=iVantage-Logo_1200x409_RGB.png "iVantage-Logo_1200x409_RGB.png") - [Home](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/) - [SOLUTIONS](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/vantagepoints/) - [Performance Management](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/solutions-performance-management/) - [Physician Enterprise Performance Manager](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/physician-enterprise-performance-manager/) - [Strategic Planning](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/solutions-invision/) - [Contract Optimization](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/solutions-incontrol/) - [Rural Performance](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/the-chartis-center-for-rural-health/) - [About Us](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/about/) - [Who We Are](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/about/) - [Leadership Team](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/team/) - [Contact Us](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/contact/) - [Careers](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/careers-at-ivantage/) - [Resources](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/healthcare-analytics-resources/) - [Case Studies, Whitepapers, Blog](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/case-studies-whitepapers-blog/) - [CUSTOMER LOGIN](https://puma.ivantagehealth.com/auth/login) Twitter LinkedIn # ViewPoints Blog # When 'What If?' Becomes 'What Now?' May 19, 2016 11:01:21 AM iVantage Health [0 Comments](https://blog.chartis.com/blog/when-what-if-becomes-what-now#comments-listing) By [Leslie Gold](https://blog.chartis.com/blog/author/leslie-gold) Over the course of the last several months, we’ve been hearing rumbling from within the payor community that participation in the state exchanges created as part of the ACA may not be a long-term proposition. Last week those rumbles turned into shockwaves when news broke that UnitedHealthcare – the nation’s largest insurer – would exit exchanges in all but a handful of states in 2017. The ramifications of this decision extend well beyond the impact on consumers covered by United or to the competitive imbalance the departure will create in a number of markets. **Hospitals with patients on a United exchange plan must now figure out how to fill a new hole in their revenue model.** Whenever I talk about today’s managed care function with hospital execs, I can’t emphasize enough the importance of modelling out ‘what if’ scenarios. Whether it’s a decision such as the one United has made, consolidation among payors or large employers moving from one payor to another there’s simply too much at stake to be caught off guard. Take a look at the image below from our **[INCONTROL](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/vantagepoints-incontrol/)** solution. In this case, United is paying more than 31% of charges. If those Exchange patients were to switch to NovaSys, for instance, payment as a percentage of charges would drop from 31% to 26%. So in other words, about one-sixth of the revenue for those patients would vanish. ![inctrlblog](https://www.ivantagehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/inctrlblog.png) For hospitals with patients utilizing a United exchange, I have a few key questions you should be exploring sooner rather than later. 1. **If patients currently with United move to another exchange plan, what will be the impact (positive or negative) to revenue?** 1. In a state such as Arkansas where the only other choice in some counties is BCBS, what would revenue for your United volume look like at BCBS rates? 2. **What happens if those United patients (all or a sizable portion) opt to become uninsured and pay out of pocket for services?** 1. Can you shoulder a potential increase in bad debt? 2. Are your charges on par with the rest of your market or might patients be compelled to shop around? One of the reasons our INCONTROL solution has proven to be so effective at helping hospitals better understand all aspects of their patient revenue is the ability to explore – proactively – various ‘what if’ scenarios. Not only do you gain insight into potentially troublesome scenarios but a deeper, more holistic lens into your payor relationships. I’ve found this added perspective to be critical in developing more collaborative, mutually-beneficial relationships with key payors. If you’d like to see this functionality live, request a demo today. I’d be happy to walk you through just how powerful this can be with access to the right data and solution. 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