Editor’s Note: The Written Statement of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) before the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Privacy and Security Tiger Team is attached here. The HealthIT.gov website for the “Privacy & Security Tiger Team Virtual Hearing” is available here.
From: America’s Health Insurance Plans [Emphasis in original]
Federal regulators and advising bodies should continue to evaluate consumers’ needs for health and related information. However, before acting upon a premise that consumers are seeking greater information transparency, we encourage HHS and related advisors to review the testimony and other information gathered from the virtual hearing. Our data and experiences indicate that consumers want access to certain kinds of information (e.g., such as online portals that detail benefits, coverage, claims status), but that no consumers are advocating for wide-spread enhancements to the accounting of disclosure requirements.
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