Updated claims from Commercial and Medicaid payers spanning 2011-2014, as well as measures for preventive care and chronic conditions can provide new opportunities to evaluate trends in health care utilization and spending across Colorado.“Enhancing the data available in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database is another important step forward to Read more
Published by HCPF on March 18, 2016 Media Contact: Marc Williams 303-866-3144 DENVER, CO – Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling regarding a Vermont law requiring health insurance plans to provide certain claims information to state agencies for the purpose of compiling a database that consumers Read more
Source: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC)Media Contact:Cari Frank, Director of Communications & Marketing303.903.6007 or cfrank@civhc.orgThe Supreme Court made a 6-2 decision earlier today in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual, ruling that Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts Vermont’s All Payer Claims Database (APCD) statute regarding self-funded Read more
Source: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Media Contact: Cari Frank, Director of Communications & Marketing 303.903.6007 or cfrank@civhc.org February 12, 2016 – DENVER – A new report from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) reveals significant variation in payments for hip and knee Read more
PROFILE: Cardiac and Stroke Care for Southwest Colorado In 2012, CIVHC reported that the Upper San Juan Health Service District (Pagosa Springs Medical Center) received a three-year, $1.7 million award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We recently followed up on the outcomes of the project. Life-threatening conditions are Read more