Authors
Amy Costello, Mary Taylor
Introduction
In the context of the current national dialog about health care and reform, states are trying to better understand and control healthcare costs and utilization. Over the past five years, at least twelve (12) states have enacted legislation and/or started to collect healthcare claims data from commercial and public payers in an effort to establish all-payer claims databases (APCDs). These data are being analyzed to understand patterns and trends of healthcare use and costs.
Citations
Costello, A., and Taylor, M., Standardization of Data Collection in All-Payer Claims Databases, APCD Council and NAHDO, January 2011.
Contact
Amy Costello, Project Director of UNH IHPP
Mary Taylor, Head of Regulatory Compliance with Aetna
