Abstract

The Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) is a state-legislated, secure health care claims database compliant with all federal privacy laws. It contains nearly 920 million claims for approximately 65 percent of insured lives in Colorado, with information from 42 commercial health insurance plans. Health insurance payers submit data monthly and the entire database is refreshed every other month, so the CO ACPD is continually evolving and being enhanced.

Usage

The dataset was extracted by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) to support Stanford University COVID Long Haul Analysis. It includes medical, pharmacy, and dental claims files with coverage dates from 01/01/2012 to 08/31/2021.

For more information of CO APCD please refer to https://www.civhc.org/get-data/whats-in-the-co-apcd/

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Data Documentation

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Ever wonder how many claims or people are in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), and how it differs by type of claim (medical, dental, pharmacy), by year and by payer type? Use this interactive dashboard to understand what the CO APCD includes and what percentage of the population is represented in each county. Additional information is also available on race and ethnicity data, behavioral health services, dental code volume, and vision claims that are in the data warehouse under the Resources link.