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Insurance department seeks to give self‑funded employers de‑identified CHIS data to encourage opt‑in
Summary
An amendment would allow self‑insured employers that opt into New Hampshire’s all‑payer claims database (CHIS) to receive de‑identified, aggregated claims information to help them shop third‑party administrators and manage risk; the department said privacy safeguards and a Supreme Court precedent limit mandatory reporting.
The New Hampshire Insurance Department asked a House committee to advance an amendment that would incentivize self‑funded employee health plans to opt into the state’s All‑Payer Claims Database (CHIS) by providing participating employers with de‑identified, aggregated claims data.
Michelle Heaton, director of life and health at the New Hampshire Insurance Department, told the committee that commercial insurers and the state health plan already must report claims to CHIS and that…
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