For Academic & Policy Researchers

One of the Most Comprehensive Health Insurance Datasets

Rigorous data for rigorous research.

Plan, rate, and provider-network data across the ACA markets – spanning more than five years of point-in-time history.

Trusted by researchers

Cited in Peer-Reviewed Research at Leading Institutions

Ideon's data underpins published work in Health Affairs, JAMA Health Forum, and Health Services Research.

The datasets

Research-Ready 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, not data cleaning.

Plan & Rate Data

Benefit designs, cost-sharing, and premiums across the ACA markets.

Provider Network Data

Point-in-time provider networks across the ACA — built for adequacy and access research.

Formulary Data

Drug coverage and formulary detail for ACA individual & family plans (IFP).

Plan & Network Analytics

Explore, benchmark, and visualize the data without building your own pipeline.

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 advance market and policy understanding. A few of the questions our data helps answer:

Insurance market design

How do plan designs, benefits, and premiums vary and evolve across markets and years?

Provider network adequacy

How broad are networks, and how does provider access differ by plan and geography?

Plan availability & choice

Where do coverage options expand or contract across markets, and who is affected?

ACA dynamics

How are the ACA marketplaces shifting and what is driving it?

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

Bring Ideon's Data Into Your Research

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

For faculty, graduate researchers, and research administrators. Trial access available for qualifying non-commercial projects.

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