Network Usage Incentive Clause Samples
Network Usage Incentive. The purpose of this incentive is to promote a higher percent of usage of network providers by all prime enrollees, thereby reducing the enrollees’ out-of-pocket costs and potentially reducing underwritten health care costs.
H.2.3.2.1. Network Usage by Prime Enrollees (Combined MTF enrollees and Contractor network enrollees). This incentive can only result in either no payment or a negative incentive. It will be measured based on the number of civilian network provider claims for Prime Enrollees compared with the total number of civilian claims for these beneficiaries, after excluding claims with other health insurance (OID), Prime Point-of-Service (POS) claims, claims for care provided out-of-region, TRICARE Prime Remote, and claims for emergency care. The exclusion applies if any line item on the claim meets the exclusion criteria. If the percentage of network versus total claims meets or exceeds the minimum standard for a given month, no negative incentive will be applied. If the network percentage falls below that standard, a negative incentive will be assessed on a per-claim basis for the calculated number of non-network claims that fall below the standard. This will be done according to a series of percentage corridors, with larger negative incentives applied for successively larger discrepancies between the standard and the actual level of performance. South Region: Option Period ***** Option Period ***** Option Period ***** Option Period *****
H.2.3.2.2. No incentive will be applied for Option Period 1. Beginning with Option Period 2 for each month that the minimum claims percentage is not met, a negative incentive shall apply. The network usage incentive will be calculated after the end of the option period based on ▇▇▇ records accepted during each month of the option period. The Government will apply an incentive for every claim that falls below the minimum standard. The amount assessed per claim is based on the percentage below the standard as follows: South Region, Option Period Two: If less than ***** and more than or equal to ***** = ***** per claim If less than ***** and more than or equal to ***** = ***** per claim If less than ***** and more than or equal to ***** = ***** per claim If less than ***** = ***** per claim South Region, Option Period Three: If less than ***** and more than or equal to ***** = ***** per claim If less than ***** and more than or equal to ***** = ***** per claim If less than ***** and more than or equal to ***** = ...
