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Sunshine Health Offers C-Section Birth Incentive for Obstetricians (OBs)

Date: 06/05/25

Sunshine Health is offering an incentive to obstetricians (OBs) who meet C-section birth targets in their AHCA regions. The goal of this program is to safety reduce the number of C-section births taking place.

OB providers can earn an additional $500 per quarter — for a total of up to $2,000 for the year — if they meet the C-section birth target set in their ACHA region. Providers will be paid once a year for the quarter(s) in which they reach their regional target.

What providers are eligible?

Obstetricians (OBs) are the only providers eligible.

How is this information being captured?

Sunshine Health utilizes claims data to verify C-section births.

How will payments be applied?

The incentive is applied at the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) level of the provider/group.

What is the criteria?

  • OB providers must have a minimum of 25 deliveries per quarter (Note: Providers can qualify for all four quarters).
  • OB providers C-section birth rates must meet the regional targets per quarter indicated below.

What is the percentage target per region?

The C-section birth target is broken up into four quarterly targets. OB providers have the potential to earn the incentive each quarter if they meet their regional target.

AHCA Region

Regional
Target %

A

18.4%

B

16.0%

C

17.9%

D

16.4%

E

16.6%

F

16.8%

G

17.9%

H

20.9%

I

23.1%

Questions?

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