title: Payer segmentation: how to respond.
abstract: Knowing which payers are paying how much for which services will become critically important to hospitals as an increasing number of their payers negotiate fixed rates. Only by routinely assessing their payer composition can hospitals be assured that their profitable services remain profitable and their money losers don't place undue hardship on the bottom line.
mesh_terms: D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D005431:Florida; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D007343:Insurance Carriers; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms