Fact Based List:

Reasons Physician Practices are Participating with an ACA Exchange Product

  1. To remain competitive in our local market - 57.7%
  2. Opportunity to replace current charity care as our uninsured patients obtain coverage - 51.2%
  3. Opportunity to provide care to an underserved patient population - 42.3%
  4. Existing "all-products" contract clauses require our practice to participate - 26.8%
  5. Inability to select patients based on their insurance (ex. as a result of hospital affiliation) - 21.6%

Source: Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Source URL: http://www.mgma.com/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=1375747
Notes: Of practices planning to participate