Safeguarding Research Using Federal Health Insurance Data

William L Schpero; David J Meyers; Sarah H Gordon

doi:10.1001/jama.2024.5943

Safeguarding Research Using Federal Health Insurance Data

JAMA. 2024 Jun 4;331(21):1801-1802. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.5943.

Authors

William L Schpero¹, David J Meyers², Sarah H Gordon³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Health Policy and Economics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
² Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island.
³ Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 38717760
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.5943

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of researcher access to federal health care data following a CMS decision to limit the use of physical data and proposes solutions to maintain access and security.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Confidentiality
Humans
Insurance, Health*
United States