Health Care Cost Institute

The Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) is an independent, non-profit research institute located in Washington, D.C. with a mission to produce research and analysis that stimulates the national conversation on the causes of rising U.S. health spending. HCCI maintains a national, multipayer, longitudinal dataset containing private health insurance claims aggregated across dozens of health insurers, in addition to Medicare Fee-for-Service data, representing about 100 million covered lives a year. Researchers and policymakers use HCCI’s data to study the health care system, evaluate existing and new policies, and assess quality. HCCI’s own multi-disciplinary team of researchers produces reports of import to major stakeholders in health care in an academic but fast-paced, start-up environment. HCCI partners on projects with multiple leading academic institutions around the U.S., collaborates with media organizations such as The New York Times, Vox, The Washington Post, NBC, and KHN, and provides insights and recommendations to national and state legislators. For further information, please visit our website at www.healthcostinstitute.org.