Who We Partner With
The Payer Relationships Your Practice Needs
The Heart Network has established contracts with the nation's major commercial payers, giving affiliated cardiovascular practices immediate access to value-based care agreements that would otherwise take years to build independently.
Payer Relationships,
Built in From Day One
Our Payer Relationships
Established Contracts With America's Major Payers
Accessible to affiliated practices from day one through The Heart Network's Clinically Integrated Network.
National MA Plan Contracts
Access to established Medicare Advantage contracts with national payers, giving affiliated practices the ability to participate in MA programs that reward quality cardiovascular care and generate meaningful value-based upside.
Regional BCBS Plan Contracts
Established relationships with regional Blue Cross Blue Shield plans across our eight-state footprint, providing affiliated practices with competitive fee-for-service rates and quality bonus opportunities.
Regional MA Plan Contracts
Access to regional Medicare Advantage plans that are increasingly the dominant payer in cardiovascular medicine's core patient population — with quality incentive payments built into the contract structure.
Risk-Based Provider Contracts
Participation in risk-based arrangements that reward high-performing cardiovascular practices for managing the total cost of care — with shared savings and performance bonuses tied to clinical outcomes.
Value-Based Care Infrastructure
The care management infrastructure, quality reporting tools, and population health capabilities to perform under value-based contracts — so your practice captures the full financial value of the care it delivers.
CIN Governance & Physician Representation
A physician-led governance structure that keeps clinical decision-making where it belongs, with the cardiologists delivering the care, not the platform behind it.
FAQs
Questions We Hear Most About Payer Access
If you have something specific, we'd love to have a conversation.
Payer contract availability varies by geography. A full list of contracts available in your specific market is provided during the practice assessment phase. The Heart Network currently operates across eight states — Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Illinois, Iowa, and Arizona — with established payer relationships in each.
Existing payer relationships are reviewed during the assessment phase. In most cases CIN membership supplements rather than replaces your current contracts, adding value-based care agreements, shared savings programs, and quality incentive payments on top of existing fee-for-service arrangements. Where your current contracts are stronger, we'll tell you that too.
The Heart Network's payer relationships include commercial contracts, Medicare Advantage agreements, and value-based care arrangements, including shared savings programs and quality incentive payments. The specific contract types available to your practice depend on your market, patient population, and payer mix, all of which are reviewed during the assessment phase.
CIN membership and payer contract access can typically be activated within 30–60 days of agreement. The exact timeline depends on your practice's current credentialing status and payer relationships, which are assessed during onboarding.
CIN membership includes a commitment to participate in quality, performance, and data sharing requirements that support value-based care contract performance. The specific participation requirements are disclosed fully before any agreement is signed and are designed to be achievable for independent practices without a multi-year implementation timeline.