HEALTH CARE COST INSTITUTE, INC.

Health Care Cost Institute, Inc. specializes in advanced data analytics and research services focused on health care cost and utilization patterns, leveraging large-scale administrative datasets to generate actionable insights for public policy and market transparency. The company’s core capabilities include secure data processing, longitudinal health care database management, and social science research methodologies applied to real-world claims and utilization data. They design and maintain scalable computing infrastructure to host, anonymize, and analyze sensitive health information, enabling rigorous empirical studies on pricing, provider behavior, and system efficiency. Their technical expertise spans data governance, de-identification protocols, statistical modeling, and secure data licensing frameworks, distinguishing them through rigorous compliance with privacy standards and a focus on evidence-based health policy research. The contractor has established a consistent relationship with the Federal Trade Commission, delivering critical data assets and analytical support for antitrust and consumer protection analyses in health care markets. Their work for the FTC centers on providing structured, research-ready datasets and supporting studies that inform regulatory decisions around market concentration, pricing fairness, and health care competition. The primary NAICS codes reflect a dual focus on social science research and computing infrastructure—specifically, conducting human-centered analysis of health care systems while simultaneously managing the computational environments required to process and distribute sensitive data. This positions the contractor at the intersection of public health research and secure data services, serving government agencies seeking objective, data-driven insights into health care economics. As a small business headquartered in Washington, D.C., Health Care Cost Institute, Inc. operates without federal certifications but maintains a focused presence in the federal research and data services market, serving agencies that require high-integrity health data analysis and secure infrastructure for policy-relevant studies.