Simple Healthcare has released a press release announcing its latest white paper focused on improving the usability and real-world impact of Transparency in Coverage data. The release highlights how specific technical implementation decisions within the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could determine whether price transparency data can be effectively used by employers, researchers, and policymakers. The press release summarizes the paper’s core findings and outlines 17 practical, implementation-ready recommendations across ghost rate filtering, utilization reporting, bundled payment reporting, and machine-readable data architecture.

The press release also reinforces Simple Healthcare’s focus on advancing practical, evidence-based solutions that help transparency policy achieve its intended goals. By translating complex technical recommendations into clear, actionable policy direction, the white paper and accompanying press release are intended to support policymakers, industry stakeholders, and market participants working to make healthcare pricing data more accurate, interpretable, and decision-ready.

Read the full press release here