# Health Data Transparency

## State Scores

| State | Region | Tier | Score ↓ | Confidence |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**Rhode Island** (RI)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Rhode-Island) | Northeast | High Transparency | 86.0 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Rhode-Island) |
| [**Vermont** (VT)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Vermont) | Northeast | High Transparency | 86.0 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Vermont) |
| [**Utah** (UT)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Utah) | West | High Transparency | 85.7 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Utah) |
| [**Washington** (WA)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Washington) | West | High Transparency | 85.7 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Washington) |
| [**Maine** (ME)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Maine) | Northeast | High Transparency | 85.2 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Maine) |
| [**Minnesota** (MN)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Minnesota) | Midwest | High Transparency | 84.9 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Minnesota) |
| [**Wisconsin** (WI)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Wisconsin) | Midwest | High Transparency | 84.0 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Wisconsin) |
| [**New York** (NY)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/New-York) | Northeast | High Transparency | 83.3 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/New-York) |
| [**Maryland** (MD)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Maryland) | South | High Transparency | 83.2 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Maryland) |
| [**Hawaii** (HI)](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Hawaii) | West | High Transparency | 82.7 | Medium High | [View](https://www.ataira.com/Services/HealthTransparencyIndex/Hawaii) |

## 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.