For Researchers & Academia

Research-Grade Data for Health Insurance Markets

Rigorous data for rigorous research.

Five-plus years of point-in-time benefits, rates, and provider-network data across the ACA, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid markets.

5+
Years of point-in-time historical data
3
Markets: ACA, Medicare Advantage & Medicaid
50
States of nationwide coverage
4
Data domains: benefits, rates, networks & formularies
The data

Comprehensive datasets, built for analysis

Structured, standardized, and longitudinal — Ideon's datasets are designed to be queried, benchmarked, and modeled, so you spend your time on findings instead of data cleaning.

Benefits & Rates

Plan designs, cost-sharing, and premiums for the ACA individual and small group markets — structured for longitudinal, market-level analysis.

Provider Networks

Comprehensive, point-in-time provider-network datasets spanning ACA, large group, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid.

Formularies

Drug coverage and formulary data to study access, tiering, and cost-sharing across plans and markets over time.

Plan & Network Analytics

An analytics platform to explore, benchmark, and visualize plan and network data — no data engineering required.

Getting access

Two Ways to Access Ideon's Data

Whether you're publishing non-commercial academic research or licensing data for applied market analysis, there's a path built for you.

Academic & non-commercial

Free access via the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Qualified, non-commercial researchers can access Ideon's benefit and premium data for the ACA individual and small group markets at no cost, through our long-standing partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on HIX Compare.

Direct licensing

License data & analytics directly from Ideon

Provider-network, formulary, and multi-market datasets — plus custom extracts and our Plan & Network Analytics platform — are available directly from Ideon for institutional and applied research. Reach out for pricing and trial access.

What you can study

Powering the Questions That Shape Healthcare

Researchers use Ideon's data to move markets and policy forward. A few of the questions our data helps answer:

Competition & pricing

How do plan designs and premiums shift across markets, carriers, and years?

Network adequacy

How broad or narrow are provider networks, and how does access vary by geography?

Policy & marketplace evaluation

What is the measurable impact of ACA, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid policy changes?

Equity & access

Where do coverage, cost, and choice gaps persist across populations and regions?

Ideon's health insurance data platform enables sophisticated analysis, giving researchers the opportunity to provide valuable insights into the health insurance market.
Daniel Polsky
Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Explore Ideon's Data Solutions for Researchers

Tell us about your project and the markets you’re studying, and we’ll point you to the right data and access path — from the free RWJF / HIX Compare datasets to direct licensing.

Speak with our Research Team

No commitment required. Trial access available for qualifying research projects.

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