ACHP is asking CMS to grant flexibility on meeting deadlines for implementing new health data exchange requirements.
Price and Data Transparency
Giving Consumers the Tools They Need to Make Decisions
Consumers deserve safe, secure access to the information they need to make informed decisions about their health. ACHP advocates for policies that empower consumers with easy access to their health information. This includes promoting the use of high quality, personalized digital pricing tools to simplify the health care shopping experience and ensuring access to health data is timely and secure.
To the Point
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07/01/2021
OP-ED — Support Federal Workforce Wellbeing: Improve the FEHB Shopping Experience
ACHP calls for an overhaul of the FEHB plan comparison tool in order to enhance the plan shopping experience for federal employees. -
06/17/2021
FACT SHEET — Harnessing FEHB to Rebuild and Reinvigorate the Federal Workforce
The federal government can leverage changes to the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to attract and retain top talent. -
10/29/2020
RELEASE — ACHP Statement on the Release of the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule
ACHP is disappointed the final price transparency requires disclosure of negotiatied rates, potentially causing higher prices. -
02/11/2020
FACT SHEET — Certified Health Care Pricing Tools
Americans deserve access to useful, personalized health care price and quality information toRead more
Deep Dive
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06/16/2021
ISSUE BRIEF — Improve the FEHB Program Shopping Experience
ACHP proposes changes to the FEHB Plan Comparison Tool to help federal employees choose the best coverage and improve the shopping experience. -
10/19/2020
PODCAST — Leading by Example: Chronic Conditions and Affordability (Ep. 7)
Episode 7 of the Healthy Dialogue podcast explores indusry and policy reforms that can improve the management of chronic care. -
02/11/2020
ISSUE BRIEF — Price Transparency Certification
Navigating the U.S. health care system is unnecessarily complex and prohibitively expensive. AndRead more -
04/09/2020
LETTER — Request to CMS for Delay of Interoperability Rule Implementation
To allow health organizations to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, ACHP urges CMS to delay the deadline for implementing new interoperability requirements.
Resource Library Search
CLIP — Investors Are Banking on Primary Care Providers Moving to Value-Based Care (Modern Healthcare)
Nonprofit health plans such as Independent Health are making front-end investments to help primary care providers shift to value-based models.
OP-ED — Support Federal Workforce Wellbeing: Improve the FEHB Shopping Experience
ACHP calls for an overhaul of the FEHB plan comparison tool in order to enhance the plan shopping experience for federal employees.