Method 1: One Model, Several Scenarios

Model Name: Universal Health Company PPO negotiation 2004

Scenario Name

Description

Baseline

2003 UHC patients against current contract

Proposed 1

2004 raw proposal

Counter 1

2004 proposal, increasing OP surg rates

Counter 2

2004 proposal. increasing stop loss

Counter 3

2004 proposal, increased OP and increased stop loss

Pro: With this method, the system compares the results side by side.

Con: Every time you add and recalculate a scenario, the entire model is recalculated. This involves recalculating each scenario and (depending on the number of scenarios) might take an extended time to run.