Caroline Pearson, Mairin Mancino, Frederica Stahl, and Kalyani Thampi discuss how employers and purchasers must be equipped with usable health care market data and provided with guidance, coverage, and policies that enable them to use such information effectively.
Health Affairs
Technical Improvements Could Strengthen Transparency in Coverage Data
White paper from Center grantee Simple Healthcare provides recommendations for improving TiC data that commercial health plans are required to release.
Center Responds to HHS, Treasury, and Labor Proposed Rule on Transparency in Coverage Data Reporting
The Center offers recommendations to improve TiC data quality and reliability, expand file utility for employers, and strengthen compliance and enforcement.
Incomplete Insurer Data Undermines Employer Healthcare Affordability Efforts
Three major insurers report incomplete prices in TiC data, making cost comparison difficult for employers, Simple Healthcare research finds.