ACEP and FCEP argued the web tool would not be independent or transparent, as three companies with large shares of Florida’s commercial payer market sponsor the nonprofit HCCI. The physician organizations said the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration’s partnership with HCCI and their financial ties with insurers raise concerns about data accuracy and objectivity.
“The HCCI data come from the health insurance industry, and there is no transparency or independence,” said Jay Falk, MD, president of FCEP. “We strongly urge Floridians to let their voices be heard about this contract that will benefit insurance companies, not consumers.”
Washington, D.C.-based HCCI receives data from Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, Louisville, Ky.-based Humana, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare. Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare contributed $10.4 million to HCCI’s $12.9 million revenue in 2014, according to Naples Daily News.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration selected HCCI as vendor partner on the project in January. A spokesperson for the Agency for Health Care Administration told Naples Daily News the $6 million five-year contract has yet to be signed.
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