Commercial Health Insurance Companies in Colorado Pay Double What Medicare Pays, but Trends are Improving Statewide

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) released a new health care payment comparison tool showing how much commercial health insurers pay hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) compared to Medicare payments. The analysis reveals that while commercial insurers still pay hospitals two to six times Medicare rates, Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago

Data Dive: Social Needs Codes in the CO APCD

Social factors such as race, education, income, housing and transportation can have a major impact on a person’s ability to live a healthy life. These social determinants of health play a powerful, fundamental role in health outcomes and health equity for individuals and entire communities. In fact, studies have found Read more

By CIVHC, ago