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HCAI seeks ongoing funding for California’s all‑payer claims database; privacy safeguards emphasized
Summary
HCAI requested $22 million annually and 47 positions to operate the Healthcare Payments Data (HPD) all‑payer claims database. Agency officials described the database’s structure, current data holdings and rigorous privacy and security protocols for researcher access.
HCAI officials told the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health that the Healthcare Payments Data program (HPD), California’s all‑payer claims database, has matured from planning to full collection but needs ongoing funding to sustain operations and provide policy‑relevant analyses.
Scott Crispont of HCAI provided a history: AB 1810 allocated $60 million in one‑time funds to build the HPD; AB 80 authorized data collection from commercial plans, the Department of Health Care Services for Medi‑Cal, and CMS for Medicare data. HCAI has ingested four years of historical data (calendar years 2018–2021) and receives more than 100 million claims and…
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