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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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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 -
01/29/2020
RELEASE: ACHP Calls For Smart Approach To Transparency
Washington (January 29, 2020) – In response to the Trump Administration’s rule onRead more -
11/15/2019
RELEASE: ACHP on Trump Administration’s final & proposed price transparency rules
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) issued the below statement in responseRead more -
06/25/2019
RELEASE: Executive Order on Price Transparency
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), issued this statement in response toRead more
Deep Dive
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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.
Problem | Solution
PROBLEM: The Administration’s final Interoperability and Information Blocking Rules are the most extensive health data sharing policies released by the federal government. The rules require both public and private entities to share information between patients and other parties privately and securely.
SOLUTION: Following industry feedback—including from ACHP—and in light of COVID-19, CMS has announced it will provide plans more time to meet the new requirements.
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LETTER — ACHP/ACAP Letter to CMS on Enforcement Discretion of the Interoperability Final Rule
Given the strain caused by COVID-19, ACHP and ACAP urge CMS to use discretion in when enforcing Interoperability Final Rules.
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.