COVID-19 has prompted a need for creative interactions between payors and providers. This discussion explores managed care contract negotiation strategies in order to facilitate the capture of all possible reimbursements and receivables. This presentation focuses on supporting practices on the payer contracting journey by defining a step-by-step process to build an effective strategy through sharing the top 10 tools used by successful practices. Participants will receive top 10 payer contracting tools as take-aways and the talk concludes with recommended go-forward strategies to integrate the contracting process into your core financial management strategy.