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Rounds · Episode 11

How to Walk Into a Payer Negotiation With Real Leverage

Independent practices often assume commercial payer rates are take it or leave it. Many are more negotiable than they appear, if you arrive with data and a clear story.

July 25, 2026

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In this episode

  • Know your own numbers first
  • Build the case a payer cares about
  • Run the process like a professional

Rounds episodes are audio discussions of Script Pad stories, produced with Google NotebookLM and reviewed by our editors.

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