Timely, reliable primary source data is included on managed care plans, hospitals, and selected employers in 40 of the largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas. It's all updated twice each year, in January and July. Each entity in the database is contacted to verify and update information about contracts, enrollment, and other key data points.
Data is cross checked with contracted parties.
All entities are questioned about their business within a specific MSA, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Automated Tour of Complete Database Click on the product you would like to download. You will be prompted to Open the File or Save to Disk . Select Save to Disk and the download will begin. Written By All information is gathered from exclusive interviews and surveys with thousands of health care organizations and employers conducted by highly experienced database researchers at one of the top news organizations in health care management.