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I’ll Take More Transparency with a Side of Claims Data, Please

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With the issue of government transparency becoming the topic du jour on the heels of the recent NSA controversy, it’s fair to ask: have the CMS and HHS released enough claims data on hospital outpatient charges? Some, like athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush and U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., don’t seem to think so.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about transparency in the government.

How could you not? Edward Snowden has become a household name. The National Security Agency’s (NSA) reported practice of collecting private citizens’ phone and internet data has come under rapid fire. The government has been accused of spying on everyday people.

It’s all about transparency and trust. For many people, the answer of “9/11” and “terrorism,” as to why this program does the things it reportedly does, is not good enough.

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