How APIs Can Help with US Healthcare Price Transparency: Part 1
Blog post from Postman
The Postman Open Technologies team has been examining the state of healthcare price transparency in the U.S., focusing on the impact of federal rules requiring hospitals and insurers to publicly disclose pricing information. Despite mandates from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Affordable Care Act, compliance has been low, with significant data quality issues reported. Hospitals and insurers are required to post prices in machine-readable and user-friendly formats, but finding and accessing these files remains challenging. A collaborative effort is underway to explore how APIs and improved standards can enhance data accessibility and quality, facilitating compliance and enabling the development of tools for price comparison. The initiative includes creating a public workspace and repository for research and development, aiming to address issues such as registration, data access, transformation, and validation. This effort seeks contributions from data users, providers, and other stakeholders to improve price transparency and compliance across the healthcare sector.
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