Providers, Plans Ask Congress To Give Them Greater Claims Data Access

Provider groups and plans are calling on Congress to give them greater access to claims data and to make the true cost of services transparent as the Senate health committee looks for possible solutions to driving down health care costs. Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) in December called on provider groups, policy experts, health plans and others to submit comments on specific steps Congress can take to drive down health care costs. “I’m especially interested in trying to...