Applicability of All-Payer Claims Databases for Rate Review and Other Regulatory Functions

All-payer claims databases (APCDs) collect and compile medical, pharmacy, and sometimes dental claims, eligibility, and provider files from public and private payers. APCDs are currently being used for a variety of functions, including population health analysis, comparative analysis of provider and facility quality, cost management for Medicaid and other public programs, support for provider payment reform initiatives, and consumer transparency tools. This issue brief explains the potential uses of APCDs for rate review and other regulatory functions. It includes descriptions of possible uses for APCDs and ranks the level of effort necessary to use an APCD for those purposes, along with the relative value of doing so.