Indy Standard

State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) encourages Hoosiers to take advantage of a new state website to compare health care prices and quality.

In 2020, Baird supported a law establishing the newly launched Indiana All Payer Claims Database, which is overseen by the Indiana Department of Insurance, to help increase transparency in health care costs. The website collects insurance claims data from public and private health care payers to track the cost, utilization, and quality of health care across the state.

"Hoosiers should have the ability to make informed decisions when it comes to their health care," Baird said. "This tool offers a straightforward way to compare costs and quality, helping individuals find the care they need."

The APCD lets Hoosiers search what other patients have paid for common procedures across regions, providers, and insurance plans. Additionally, the database includes a list of health care providers that perform services within certain distances from a zip code, the average out-of-pocket costs for a service, and the quality rating for that facility. For example, Hoosiers needing a knee replacement can select their insurance, procedure, and zip code on the database to view a list of nearby health care providers that perform the service, the quality rating for that facility, and the average out-of-pocket cost.

The goals of the database are to inform Hoosiers seeking medical care, identify state health care needs, support health care policy, and improve the quality and affordability of health care in the state.

Information collected by the APCD complies with security standards outlined in U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and U.S. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). Onpoint Health Data, the Indiana APCD administrator is also certified by HITRUST an industry-leading standard in health data security that uses both federal and state security requirements.

Hoosiers can visit apcd.idoi.in.gov to compare health care prices and quality or find out more information. Questions and suggestions for current or future reports can be submitted by email at apcd@idoi.in.gov.

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