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Panel debates removing ‘proprietary financial information’ restriction from Washington’s all-payer claims database
Summary
House Bill 1382 would remove statutory references to “proprietary financial information” in Washington’s all-payer claims database law and align state rules with federal price-transparency requirements to expand permissible reporting of negotiated rates and paid amounts.
House Health Care & Wellness Committee members heard testimony on House Bill 1382, which would amend Washington’s all-payer claims database (APCD) statutes to remove references to “proprietary financial information,” align state law with federal price-transparency rules and broaden permissible reporting and use of claims data. The bill also allows, but does not require, the Health Care Authority to act as lead organization for the APCD and changes the Office of Financial Management’s reporting interval from biennial to every five years.
Staff explained that the APCD collects claims and paid-amount data and that existing statute restricts public use of reports that could “drive negotiated rates”…
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