AHA to CMS: Expand Access to Program Data to Support Research & Analysis of Health Care Cost and Outcomes

The AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand the data it makes available through standard analytic files and to share currently available data on a timelier basis.

The SAFs are a critical resource for researchers and providers working understand current Medicare trends, analyze proposed changes, and formulate new proposals to contain costs and improve outcomes, which will ultimately benefit patients.