HCCI News
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HCCI Recognized as a Shortlistee at the Information is Beautiful Awards Ceremony
Read more: HCCI Recognized as a Shortlistee at the Information is Beautiful Awards CeremonyThe Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) was thrilled to make the shortlist for the Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards in the Humanitarian category. Information is Beautiful celebrates excellence and beauty in data visualizations, infographics, interactives, and information art – and the work it features serves as inspiration to HCCI. Over the past year, with support…
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HCCI and Blue Health Intelligence® Announce Major New Data Sharing Partnership
Read more: HCCI and Blue Health Intelligence® Announce Major New Data Sharing PartnershipAddition of Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies’ data will expand nation’s leading resource for understanding health care cost trends. CHICAGO (November 12, 2019) – The Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) and Blue Health Intelligence® (BHI®) announced today a multi-year data partnership, significantly expanding HCCI’s data resources and bolstering its ability to provide research insights…
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HCCI will be presenting at AcademyHealth’s 2019 Annual Research Meeting
Read more: HCCI will be presenting at AcademyHealth’s 2019 Annual Research MeetingThe Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) is proud to present five posters at the AcademyHealth 2019 Annual Research Meeting in Washington, D.C. These posters, which cover HCCI research on a wide variety of topics, focus on health care spending and utilization trends among the commercially insured population. If you are attending the conference, please check…
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HCCI Releases 2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report
Read more: HCCI Releases 2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization ReportPer-Person Health Care Spending Grew 4.2% in 2017, Driven Mostly by Prices Outpatient services had highest spending growth in 2017, increasing 5.1% WASHINGTON (February 12, 2019) — Average annual health care spending for individuals with employer-sponsored insurance increased to an all-time high of $5,641 in 2017, despite little change in the utilization of services overall,…
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HCCI Research Used in Support of Congressional Inquiries
Read more: HCCI Research Used in Support of Congressional InquiriesHCCI’s recent report on rising insulin prices was cited in support of congressional inquiries into drug pricing. This included a letter from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to executives at Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi requesting information on insulin pricing. Additionally, HCCI’s research on emergency care was cited in a letter from U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy…
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HCCI Announces End of Data Sharing Agreement with United Healthcare
Read more: HCCI Announces End of Data Sharing Agreement with United HealthcareHCCI will continue to analyze spending trends; Researchers will have HCCI data access until the end of 2022 The Health Care Cost Institute and United Healthcare are sunsetting their data collaboration relationship agreement, that has provided United’s deidentified insurance claims data for analyses of U.S. healthcare spending, utilization, and market performance. HCCI continues to receive…
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HCCI Insulin Report Receives Extensive Media Coverage
Tags: CBS, Chronic Conditions, CNN, Diabetes, Drug Spending, HCCI News, Insulin, NBC, Prices, The New York TimesRead more: HCCI Insulin Report Receives Extensive Media CoverageHCCI’s recent report on trends in rising insulin prices received additional media coverage in the last week in outlets including NBC, CBS, CNN, The New York Times, The Hill, U.S. News & World Report, and USA Today. From CNN: “Congress and the Trump administration continue to push for a drug pricing plan and were given more…
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Health Care Cost Institute Welcomes Two New Board Members
Tags: HCCI NewsRead more: Health Care Cost Institute Welcomes Two New Board MembersAppointees add leading-edge expertise in health economics and health care strategy entrepreneurship The Health Care Cost Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members, Amy Finkelstein and Marshall Votta, to further accelerate HCCI’s vision and priorities as it enters 2019. “We are thrilled to welcome Amy and Marshall, who are true…
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Announcing RWJF’s Health Data for Action Call for Proposals and Informational Webinar
Read more: Announcing RWJF’s Health Data for Action Call for Proposals and Informational WebinarHCCI is participating in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s signature research program, Health Data for Action, which makes highly valued health datasets available for innovative research projects. Recently, RWJF announced its Call for Proposals and a Nov. 9th webinar to hear from staff at the Foundation, AcademyHealth, and the data experts to learn more about…
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HCCI Wins National Infographic Contest at 33rd Annual NAHDO Conference
Read more: HCCI Wins National Infographic Contest at 33rd Annual NAHDO ConferenceOn Thursday October 11th, at the National Association of Health Data Organizations Annual Conference in Park City Utah, HCCI was announced the winner of NAHDO’s nationwide yearly infographic competition. The infographic below is a sneak peak at what is to come when the full HMI report is released later this month.