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Based on ongoing work with states and reflects current knowledge about states’ APCD initiatives. Learn More

The purpose of this study by the NHID is to better understand how age impacts the commercially insured and self-insured medical care costs in NH. Learn More

The purpose of this study is to quantify the amount of care provided out of state, and make cost and volume comparisons among carriers regarding the c... Learn More

People covered by commercial insurance and self-insured plans administered by third party administrators (TPAs) were assigned to five year age groups ... Learn More

The report represents the first multiple-state evaluation of health services utilization and expenditures using state-mandated, all-payer commercial c... Learn More

With funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Assist... Learn More

Some states are using all-payer claims databases to identify potential areas for cost savings. It is still too early, however, to determine how effect... Learn More

APCDs are an emerging data source to fill critical information gaps as policymakers and industry leaders seek solutions for transforming health care d... Learn More

Health care policy experts believe that measuring and publicly reporting information about the performance of physicians and hospitals will be critica... Learn More

One way by which insurance carriers compete with each other is through the reimbursement contracts they have with health care providers. Assuming all ... Learn More