Statement to the State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Commission

This document is about US Anesthesia Partners (USAP) providing testimony to the State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Commission. USAP highlights the importance of consistent, accurate reporting of data by plans and sound methodology for cleaning and presenting the data, especially for the anesthesia specialty. The document outlines technical requirements for data submission and cleaning to produce a true measure of the competitive prices paid by carriers, and emphasizes the need to avoid the methodology used for calculating the qualifying payment amount (QPA) under the No Surprises Act, as it may not be representative of the actual in-network rates experienced by plans and providers.