Transparency in Coverage

The federal Transparency in Coverage rule requires our group health plan to publicly share detailed price and cost-sharing information.

The rule requires health plan providers to post machine-readable files (MRFs) that show negotiated rates for in-network providers and allowed amounts for out-of-network providers.

To comply, Blue Cross Blue Shield will publish the MRFs online and update them each month.

Note that MRFs are formatted to allow third parties — such as researchers, regulators and app developers — to more easily access and analyze data about health care costs.