LibGuides: Health Care Transparency: Home

Introduction

In recent years, some states have attempted to increase access to health care pricing and/or quality information. The information available is generally very limited, and often difficult to search. Where that information is on a website, it is linked to below.

There are also a number of states that have implemented or in process All Payer Claims Databases (APCD); this guide does not include those. The Source on Healthcare Price & Competition keeps track of current and pending state laws about APCDs and a number of other categories relating to the healthcare marketplace.

The National Conference of State Legislatures also keeps track of issues related to APCDs.

National

Healthcare Bluebook: Main page
Healthcare Bluebook: Consumer Price Search
Guroo
FAIR Health: You can plan for this
Funded by New York State Health Foundation, but has national data.

Arizona

Health Facility Cost Reporting
Follow the "Public Information/Report" link to search for facilities by name or location. Chargemasters and financial statements are available by facility from this search.

California

California Healthcare Compare
Joint project of California Department of Insurance and Consumer Reports

Maine

CompareMaine
"CompareMaine shows the average cost of common healthcare procedures at different facilities in Maine. The average cost represented on this website is the average amount paid by an insurance company and the insured individual to a facility and/or provider for a healthcare procedure. The average cost does not represent what an individual will pay for the procedure...You can also see patient experience ratings and how Maine hospitals compare on patient safety. The cost and quality of healthcare services can vary among providers, and you may have a choice in where you receive care."

Montana

Montana PricePoint

New Hampshire

NH Health Cost
Compare costs by insurance plan, or quality across facilities.

New Jersey

NJ Department of Health: Health Care Equality Assessment

Texas

Texas PricePoint
“sponsored by the Texas Hospital Association, an Austin-based nonprofit statewide trade association representing hospitals and health systems. This site was created to provide basic demographic, quality and charge information on Texas hospitals and to promote consumer/hospital interaction.”
Only shows one hospital at a time, compared against other hospitals in the hospital’s county; “Hospitals with Similar Patient Care;” and all Texas hospitals. Also shows the hospital’s payer mix, charity care, and bad debt.

Vermont

Health Care Price Variation Reports

Virginia

Hospital Price Transparency Tools and Financial Assistance Policies
Virginia PricePoint provides:
* Aggregate discount information for all acute care Virginia hospitals for the three major kinds of health care coverage – private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. This information will help users understand how hospital's charges compare to the amount of revenue they actually collect for services provided to the three patient categories.
* Hospital charge information for all Virginia hospitals, all services, and the average length of stay for each service.
* Links to quality data and hospital/health system financial assistance policies.
* General and contact information for Virginia hospitals.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin PricePoint