Health Data Transparency
State Scores
| State | Region | Tier | Score ↓ | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island (RI) | Northeast | High Transparency | 86.0 | Medium High | View |
| Vermont (VT) | Northeast | High Transparency | 86.0 | Medium High | View |
| Utah (UT) | West | High Transparency | 85.7 | Medium High | View |
| Washington (WA) | West | High Transparency | 85.7 | Medium High | View |
| Maine (ME) | Northeast | High Transparency | 85.2 | Medium High | View |
| Minnesota (MN) | Midwest | High Transparency | 84.9 | Medium High | View |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Midwest | High Transparency | 84.0 | Medium High | View |
| New York (NY) | Northeast | High Transparency | 83.3 | Medium High | View |
| Maryland (MD) | South | High Transparency | 83.2 | Medium High | View |
| Hawaii (HI) | West | High Transparency | 82.7 | Medium High | View |
Overall Transparency
86.0
Weighted composite score across six transparency categories.
Population: 1.1M GDP: $82.5B Per $100B GDP: 104.3
Category Analysis
Price Transparency
Confidence: Medium
Score: 82.3%
Scores how clearly a state exposes healthcare pricing information, including public pricing resources, accessibility of cost information, and transparency of pricing references.
Public Health Reporting
Confidence: Medium
Score: 83.0%
Scores the availability and quality of public health reports, statistical publications, dashboards, and recurring reporting resources.
Open Data Access
Confidence: Medium
Score: 91.4%
Scores how easily the public can find, search, download, and reuse health-related public data through open portals or accessible state resources.
Hospital Quality Reporting
Confidence: Medium
Score: 88.5%
Scores transparency of hospital quality reporting, performance information, and public-facing reporting resources.
Insurance Market Transparency
Confidence: High
Score: 82.5%
Scores the visibility of insurance rate review, market oversight, and public disclosure pathways related to health insurance filings and accountability.
Machine-Readable Data
Confidence: Medium
Score: 90.8%
Scores the availability of structured, downloadable, and machine-readable data assets that support analysis, reuse, and public transparency.
Methodology
Scores represent transparency of healthcare data availability, reporting quality, and machine-readable access.
| Category | Weight |
|---|---|
| Price Transparency | 20% |
| Public Health Reporting | 20% |
| Open Data Access | 15% |
| Hospital Quality Reporting | 15% |
| Insurance Market Transparency | 15% |
| Machine-Readable Data | 15% |
Confidence Levels
| Confidence | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Low | Limited evidence support or weaker public documentation. |
| Medium | Reasonable evidence support with some gaps or inferred elements. |
| Medium High | Strong evidence support with only minor uncertainty. |
| High | Strong direct evidence support from current public sources. |
Tier Thresholds
| Tier | Range |
|---|---|
| High Transparency | 85% - 100% |
| Moderate Transparency | 75% - 85% |
| Limited Transparency | 65% - 75% |
| Low Transparency | Below 65% |
Research Limitations
- Phase 1 maps legacy evidence into the refined category framework using transparent heuristics.
- State-by-state hospital price transparency validation is not yet complete.
- Insurance market transparency remains provisional until insurer and rate-review evidence is collected directly.
Derived Metric
Transparency Per 100b GDP
Higher values indicate stronger transparency performance relative to state economic scale.