When we launched our healthcare price transparency offerings in 2021, the only pricing data available was from hospitals, as they were the only group CMS required to publish prices at that time. Since July 1, 2022, however, payers (that is, insurance companies) have also been required to make pricing data available to the public. We’re…
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How Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Is Using Price Transparency Data: 4 Use Cases
Access to price transparency data has been transformative for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. That was the biggest takeaway from a recent conversation we had with Tiffany Walberg, director of pricing and reimbursement analysis at Cincinnati Children’s. She’s been using pricing data provided by Healthcare Data Analytics for more than a year now; in that time, she’s…
The Importance of Price Transparency for Hospitals
Healthcare pricing and costs can be an overwhelming topic, but it’s important to understand the impact of price transparency in the United States healthcare system. With Healthcare Data Analytics, Inc., hospitals can gain access to insights about pricing practices among their competitors as well as around the country. With our analytics capabilities, they can make…
Chicago Hospital Pricing Snapshot: Cost of Covid Treatment
Preventive care for COVID-19 in the form of vaccination is available for free in the United States. But if you actually get sick and end up in the hospital, you will likely pay for your treatment. The amount you pay, though, depends on not just how sick you are but also where you live, which…
Hospital Price Transparency Compliance by State: 3 Takeaways
The CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule took effect almost a year ago, but, as we’ve noted in past blog posts, most hospitals in the US have yet to publish their price transparency files. We decided to look at compliance by state to see whether we could learn anything by identifying states whose hospitals have the…
Los Angeles vs. Cincinnati: Who’s Winning on Healthcare Prices?
When the Cincinnati Bengals meet the Los Angeles Rams this weekend for Super Bowl LVI (that’s Super Bowl 56), they’ll play in L.A.’s SoFi Stadium. Our hope is that everyone walks off the field healthy and unhurt – but the reality of the NFL is that players regularly get injured during games. For this week’s blog…