Managed Care Expertise for Rural Hospitals
Managed Care Partners, Inc. provides outsourced managed care services for rural hospitals and rural healthcare systems. Our focus is helping rural providers navigate complex payer environments, strengthen reimbursement, and build sustainable managed care strategies that support long-term financial stability.
Rural hospitals face unique challenges in payer contracting and reimbursement. Limited internal resources, evolving payer policies, and increasing administrative complexity can make it difficult for hospitals to fully manage payer relationships and contract performance. Managed Care Partners works alongside hospital leadership to provide the specialized expertise needed to effectively manage these relationships and maximize reimbursement opportunities.
Specialized Support for Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics
Our team brings extensive experience supporting Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) through services that include:
- Managed Care contract evaluation and performance analysis
- Commercial and government payer negotiations
- Reimbursement and payment variance analysis
- Strategic managed care guidance for rural healthcare systems
- Ongoing payer relationship management and contract support
By combining deep Managed Care expertise with an understanding of rural healthcare operations, we help hospitals identify opportunities to strengthen payer agreements and improve contract performance.
A Cost-Effective Managed Care Model for Rural Providers
Managed Care Partners delivers these services through a flat-fee model, allowing rural hospitals to access comprehensive managed care expertise without the expense of project-based or percontract consulting fees. This approach provides hospitals with ongoing strategic support while maintaining predictable costs.
Strengthening Rural Hospital Sustainability
Our mission is to help rural hospitals and healthcare systems strengthen their financial position through improved payer relationships and reimbursement strategies. By partnering with hospital leadership, we provide the insights and expertise needed to navigate today’s complex managed care landscape.
Hospitals interested in strengthening their managed care strategy are encouraged to connect with Managed Care Partners to explore opportunities to improve contract performance and reimbursement.
Founded in 1994, Managed Care Partners is the managed care providers’ partner. Working for providers, never payers, we help critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals and physician groups with the complexities of managed care contracts and payer relationships.
We put our decades of experience and expertise to work on managed care contract evaluation and negotiation, delegated credentialing, modeling payer reimbursement proposals, creating counteroffers and payment auditing.
Managed Care Partners is owned by Keith Leitzen, President. Our staff includes specialists in managed care contract review, legal research, auditing, financial accounting and analysis.
Managed Care Partners teams with critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, and physician groups to create superior managed care financial performance.
Contact
Get In Touch
Managed Care Partners, Inc.
875 N. Addison Avenue
Suite 200
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630.936.4211 - phone
630.617.4222 - fax
Copyright © 2026 Managed Care Partners. All rights reserved.