FAIR Health, Inc.

The percentage of commercially insured patients with sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnoses rose by 4.8 percent from 2020 to 2023, according to a new study from FAIR Health. Patients aged 65 and older were the age group with the largest increase (23.8 percent) in STD diagnoses in that period. The next largest increase (16.2 percent) occurred among patients aged 55 to 64. The study results, which were released in the form of an infographic, are based on analysis of data from FAIR Health’s repository of over 47 billion commercial healthcare claim records—the largest such repository in the country. To view the new infographic, click here: https://lnkd.in/eaMJUZcA To read the press release, click here: https://lnkd.in/efk6QSRe #healthcare #health #stds #transparency #data #olderadults

In March 2024, telehealth utilization decreased nationally and in the South, but increased in the three other US census regions (Midwest, Northeast and West), according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Nationally, medical claim lines associated with telehealth fell from 4.79 percent in February to 4.73 percent in March, a decrease of 1.3 percent. In the South, the decrease was 3.1 percent. In the Midwest, the share of claim lines rose 2.2 percent; in the Northeast, it rose 3.4 percent; and in the West, it rose 0.1 percent. The data represent the commercially insured population, excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. Press release: https://lnkd.in/erZJU8e7 FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker: https://lnkd.in/gAY9bz8D #tracker #telehealth #healthcare #health #data #transparency

The national median allowed amount for C-section rose 8.9 percent, from $15,555.61 in September 2022 to $16,943.79 in September 2023, according to the FAIR Health Cost of Giving Birth Tracker. The national median allowed amount for vaginal delivery rose 7.5 percent, from $12,968.44 in September 2022 to $13,945.72 in September 2023. Available on FAIR Health’s website fairhealth.org, the Cost of Giving Birth Tracker is a free, interactive tool tracking the cost of giving birth state by state. It consists of heat maps that show state-specific and national median charge and allowed (in-network) amounts for vaginal deliveries and C-sections. The tool draws on the national, independent nonprofit FAIR Health’s database of over 46 billion commercial healthcare claim records—the largest such repository in the country. Launched in June 2023 with data from September 2022, the Cost of Giving Birth Tracker has just been updated with data from the September 2023 release of the vaginal delivery and C-section FH® Total Treatment Cost benchmarks. Press release: https://lnkd.in/ep8cP8Ns FAIR Health Cost of Giving Birth Tracker: https://lnkd.in/ehgfjZSK #tracker #healthcare #health #transparency #medicalcosts #costs #data

🗞️ ANNOUNCEMENT | FAIR Health, Inc. is collaborating with recognized #AgeFriendlyHealthSystems clinical sites at the University of Pennsylvania and The Ohio State University in an effort that will yield critical insights regarding point-of-care use of healthcare engagement and shared decision-making tools. Read to learn more: https://ow.ly/oN8M50RJQ1m

No, Telehealth Isn't Dead—but It Has Some Adjusting to Do - READ MORE via Newsweek - https://lnkd.in/e9AGD5iN #telehealth #healthcare #health #data #transparency

In February 2024, mental health conditions continued as the top telehealth diagnostic category nationally and in every region, and grew as a percentage of telehealth claim lines nationally and in every region, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Press release: https://lnkd.in/eA8UTRa4 FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker: https://lnkd.in/gAY9bz8D #telehealth #tracker #mentalhealth #healthcare #health #data #transparency

Older Adults See Biggest Spike in Mental Health Diagnoses - READ MORE via AARP - https://lnkd.in/eZTa5a36 #mentalhealth #olderadults #healthcare #health #data #transparency

Nationally, the share of patients with mental health diagnoses rose 39.8 percent, from 13.5 percent of patients who received medical services in 2019 to 18.9 percent in 2023. Overall, the most common mental health diagnosis in 2023 was generalized anxiety disorder, but among patients aged 0-13 years, it was attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These and other findings are reported in a FAIR Health white paper released today: Trends in Mental Health Conditions: An Analysis of Private Healthcare Claims. Read the new white paper here: https://lnkd.in/edNXGEBB Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/eMhbRffb #healthcare #health #mentalhealth #data #trends #transparency

On April 17, FAIR Health hosted a webinar entitled “Fifteen Years of Advancing Health Literacy and Cost Transparency: A Free Webinar on FAIR Health’s Award-Winning Consumer Resources.” This webinar offered a comprehensive review of FAIR Health’s free, national, award-winning resources that demystify health insurance information and help consumers plan for their healthcare costs and navigate the healthcare system. The slide deck from the webinar presentation can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eEK4pEC4 Press release here: https://lnkd.in/e_diFg-H #healthcare #health #resources #webinar #costs #healthliteracy

With the release of January 2024 data this month, FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker enters its fifth year of reporting on the evolution of telehealth from month to month. As before, a free, interactive map of the US census regions allows the user to view an infographic on telehealth in a specific month in the nation as a whole or in individual regions. This fifth year brings notable changes to the Telehealth Tracker. New features include top five specialties, top mental health diagnoses and age distribution. The new Place of Service Cost Corner compares median allowed amounts for a specific procedure provided via telehealth to the same procedure provided in an office. Also included in the new Telehealth Tracker are two continuing features, the top five diagnostic categories and telehealth’s percentage of medical claim lines. The data represent the privately insured population, excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. Press release: https://lnkd.in/ex3-d8Ud FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker: https://lnkd.in/gAY9bz8D #telehealth #data #transparency #healthcare #health #tracker