2024.09.05 Transparency in Health Care Testimony for House Insurance
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 Outdated state regulations hinder value-based care arrangements, leaving many Texans in an expensive fee-for-service system.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