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…
Trends Show More Coloradans Accessing Behavioral Health Services As the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) inches closer to the historic milestone of one billion claims, the latest version of the interactive Insights Dashboard continues to indicate a steady rise in behavioral health services since 2013. The Insights Dashboard Read more…
After nearly eight years with the organization, Ana English, President and CEO of Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), has announced she is retiring by the end of the year. Ana joined CIVHC in 2014, and under her leadership the organization has grown considerably in supporting Change Read more…
A new drug rebate analysis released by Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) shows that prescription drug spending continues to grow in Colorado, and so do drug rebates for brand non-specialty and brand specialty drugs. Increases in both spending and the percent rebates of total spending lead to Read more…
Unnecessary and Potentially Harmful Care Cost Payers and Patients $134 Million Low value health care services are certain treatments, diagnostic tests, and screenings where the risk of harm or cost exceeds the likely benefit for patients. A new analysis released by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Read more…
Spending across top outpatient services decreased in 2020 with the exception of surgery and pharmacy The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) has launched a new tool to help understand health care affordability in Colorado. Based on claims data in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), Read more…
Prices continue to go up on the high end for most services making shopping for care imperative The online Shop for Care Tool, based on information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), now offers prices for more health care services than ever before. As health care costs Read more…
As the CO APCD nears almost one billion total claims, the latest version of the interactive Insights Dashboard shows a steady rise in behavioral health services since 2013. The Insights Dashboard helps users understand the contents of the CO APCD and how it has changed over time by population, payer, Read more…
A new and enhanced Community Dashboard from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) provides county and regional information to help communities identify opportunities to improve cost of care, quality, and access and utilization of services. Statewide, results show that in spite of positive decreases in utilization of Read more…