High court limits state power to gather health care data

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says state officials can’t force certain health insurers to turn over reams of data revealing how much they pay for medical claims.
The justices ruled 6-2 that efforts by Vermont and at least 17 other states to gather and analyze the data conflict with federal law covering reporting requirements for employer health plans.
The case involves Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., which operates a self-insured health plan for its workers and refused to turn it