Aug 08, 2018
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a $201 billion state budget, which includes $60 million in one-time funding for an All Payers’ Claims Database. If passed by the Senate as anticipated, AB 2502 will establish the California Health Care Payments Database. The bill would require claims reporting from health care service plans, licensed health insurers, contracted health entities, suppliers, providers, and self-insured employers subject to Section 1349.2 (exempting ERISA plans). California has a voluntary claims database called the “California Healthcare Performance Information System.”
The database would collect information on utilization, pricing, and social determinants of health, such as age, gender, ethnicity, and neighborhood. The HHS Secretary will use the database to compile annual reports to the California Legislature with recommendations on containing healthcare costs, increasing transparency, reducing health disparities, and improving the quality of healthcare. The reports would also compare prices by payer and providers. The budget also includes $5 million in one-time funding to establish a universal health care task force.
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