Thursday, September 17, 2015
New York State Health Foundation Sponsors Report on All-Payer Database & Consumer Transparency
This NYSHealth-funded report, prepared by the APCD Council, examines the issues related to the development of regulations and policies for an all-payer database (APD) in New York State. It also offers recommendations for State policymakers on the choices before them and seeks to preserve an expansive vision for the APD and the extent of its powers.
More than four years ago, New York State passed legislation enabling the creation of an APD, which would bring together encounter and payment data from Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurers. It is seen by many as a future resource for price transparency, quality oversight, policy research, and health systems transformation. The State currently is developing regulations and policies related to the APD on matters such as State authority; price and quality transparency; stakeholder access and use; data release; and governance...