A Third of Employers Can’t Access Medical Claims Data from Vendors, Survey Finds

Many employers cannot get access to their medical claims data from health vendors like PBMs and insurers, a new survey from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions shows.

A third of employers are struggling to get complete claims data from their vendors, while four in 10 said that their vendors refused to provide access. Employers use this data to analyze healthcare utilization patterns and costs. And this comes as employers combat rising healthcare expenses. More than half say that these costs affect their ability to compete, and 99% of employers say that drug prices, hospital prices and high-cost claims are the biggest threats to affordability.

The National Alliance is an employer advocacy organization. Its Pulse of the Purchaser Survey, released Tuesday, received