County and Division of Insurance Hospital Payments Vary Significantly Across Colorado A new regional analysis of commercial health insurance payments is available to help communities, employers and others understand how much is being paid for services in their area compared to Medicare. Across counties in Colorado, hospital payments range from Read more
Median facility payments range from approximately $300-$3,000 for low to high severity cases A new Data Byte analyzing payment information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) identifies how much commercial health insurance payers and patients pay for the Evaluation and Management (E&M) facility portion of an Emergency Read more
Health services research (HSR) has the power and potential to dramatically improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and entire populations. But the health care landscape is rapidly changing, and HSR must keep pace. That’s why CIVHC is pleased to lend a voice to the Paradigm Project. The Paradigm Project Read more
Surprise bills for out-of-network services can negatively impact the financial well-being of Coloradans. In an effort to curb the impact of these bills on patients and the health care system, HB 19-1174 was passed this year specifying how much insurers and patients should pay for different types of out-of-network services. Read more
Interactive Map Shows Prices Vary By Service Across Colorado An interactive map is now available from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) providing communities across Colorado with price comparison information for common health care services. The accompanying infographic shows the variation in prices for common health care Read more
New Infographic Shows 50-85% of Total Prices are Facility-Related New data shows what percentage of the total payments for common health care procedures are typically paid to Colorado facilities. The Shop for Care facility price and quality tool made available by Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) using Read more
A new multi-state report by the RAND Corporation places Colorado 20th out of 25 states for highest relative commercial health care prices compared to Medicare. The analysis indicates that across the 25 states participating, prices paid to hospitals by private insurers in 2017 averaged 241% of what Medicare would have Read more
May 6, 2019 — DENVER, CO — Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) and the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) are featured in a collaborative manuscript published in the May 2019 American Journal of Managed Care. CIVHC co-authored the manuscript, titled Producing Comparable Cost and Quality Read more
A new imaging price infographic based on recent information released in the CO APCD Shop for Care Tool (link) indicates that health care consumers could save thousands of dollars by shopping for imaging services. Specifically, by searching for high value providers, Coloradans can save: $2,000-$6,000 on CT Scans $3,000-$4,500 on MRI Scans $800-$1,000 on Read more
Prescription Fill Rates and Length of Dosage Remain a Concern A new report from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), based on data in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), helps isolate opportunities to reduce opioid use disorders in the state. While some common opioids Read more