Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) released an updated prescription drug rebate analysis highlighting the impact drug rebates have on prescription drug spending. The analysis shows that Colorado continues to see year over year increases in spending for prescription drugs, in spite of rebates which are intended to Read more
April 6, 2023 – A new analysis from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) indicates that social factors such as income, housing, race, and education are strongly associated with potentially preventable visits to the emergency department (ED) – one of the costliest health care services. The Health Read more
A recent update to CIVHC’s Alternative Payment Models (APM) analysis shows that in 2021, across all health insurance payers in Colorado, 20% of all medical payments* were paid for outside of the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) model. Health insurer progress towards APMs is important to track as new payment models are Read more
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) recently released the Provider Payment Tool, the first health care transparency tool of its kind in Colorado. The tool, based on legislation passed in the 2022 session, shows how payments made to providers vary across the state.While most other available data, including Read more
Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) recently released a Spanish version of the Shop for Care tool based on price information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). The release is an effort to help more Coloradans in need shop for health care services across hospitals Read more
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) released its fifth update to the Telehealth Services Utilization Analysis, which now includes data from January 2019 – January 2022 revealing a picture of telehealth prior to and nearly two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data shows Read more
October 26, 2022 – The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Board of Directors has selected Kristin Paulson, JD, MPH, to serve as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) upon the retirement of long-time CEO, Ana English, MBA. As CIVHC’s present Chief Operating Officer and Read more
CIVHC President and CEO Ana English is honored to accept the National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) Elliot M. Stone Award of Excellence in Health Data Leadership during this year’s annual conference. The Elliot M. Stone Award recognizes an individual who “represents the highest ideals in data collection, analysis, Read more
Commercial Health Care Payments Compared to Medicare Remain Above the National Average A new interactive Tableau report and accompanying infographics are now available as part of the Center for Improving Value in Health Care’s (CIVHC) Affordability Dashboard. The data, based on analysis of Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) Read more
A new report from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) finds the use of alternative payment models (APM) for primary care has increased in Colorado, while APM use for overall medical payments (not including pharmacy or dental) has declined across all payers. This is the first comprehensive Read more