Anthem Blue Cross, New York City's largest public-employee insurer, has agreed to release previously redacted healthcare data following scrutiny over a flawed report by the Department of Health's Office of Healthcare Accountability. This report exposed significant price differences for medical procedures across city hospitals. Councilwoman Julie Menin's efforts led to this agreement, emphasizing the importance of price transparency in potentially saving the city up to $2 billion annually. The newly released data is expected to aid in negotiating lower healthcare costs for residents.
Anthem Blue Cross' sudden change of heart Saturday came after a week after The Post reported on the flawed 263-page report by the city Health Department's new Office of Healthcare Accountability.
"We are very pleased to have reached this agreement with Anthem to release this missing healthcare transparency data that will once and for all allow New Yorkers to know what hospitals are charging for all medical procedures..."
The study - which focused on payments made through Anthem, and not private-sector insurance plans- also had gaping holes in it, and accused Anthem of violating the law by failing to provide the OHA with data needed to provide a complete picture of the price inconsistencies.
Anthem agreed to release previously redacted data following a virtual meeting Friday with Councilwoman Julie Menin (D-Manhattan), who sponsored the legislation creating the first-of-its-kind healthcare watchdog office in 2023.
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