Resources

Unlock Health has deep experience in managed care consulting, revenue strategy, change management, contract performance and negotiations, benchmarking, analytics, and strategic communications

The Price of Care: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Building Trust Through Health Insurance and Financial Literacy

In The Price of Care: A Healthcare Leader’s Guide to Building Trust Through Health Insurance and Financial Literacy, Brandon Edwards and Kevin Thilborger explore why financial fear is reshaping the patient experience — and why healthcare organizations must start communicating more clearly about the financial side of care.

Shared risk. Who’s carrying it now?

As health coverage becomes harder to afford and use, patients face difficult financial choices. Hospitals absorb part of the risk when those choices lead to delayed care and unpaid bills.

How providers can turn healthcare price transparency data into negotiation strategy

Turn healthcare price transparency data into stronger payor negotiations by validating rate comparisons, finding reimbursement gaps, and setting the right priorities.

Why healthcare change management fails after the announcement

Healthcare change management can lose momentum after launch. Learn why adoption stalls and how leaders can help new behaviors and processes take hold.

How to build a healthcare crisis communication plan

Build a healthcare crisis communication plan that aligns leaders, prepares spokespeople, reaches key audiences, and protects trust when pressure rises.

What is your managed care contract actually worth?

A negotiated rate isn't what you actually collect. Learn how a payor contract review can reveal denials, underpayments and delays that erode contract value.

Healthcare providers need a plan in place before payor negotiations go wrong

See how payors may use delays, contract terms, and pressure tactics in negotiations, and how providers can prepare before talks begin.