Transparency in Health Care Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24
Barriers in health care transparency prevent patients from accessing comprehensive information on health care costs and quality. Outdated state regulations hinder value-based care arrangements, leaving many Texans in an expensive fee-for-service system. This system’s impact on patients and health insurers is detailed here.
Recommendations:
• Require good faith estimates for shoppable services
• Fully fund the all-payer claims database (APCD)
• Eliminate obstacles to sharing cost and quality information
• Remove barriers to value-based care models