Robin Gelburd, JD

Telehealth services have saw a spike in October as COVID-19 cases continued to rise, as seen in claims tracked by FAIR Health.

COVID-19 created a striking rise in telehealth services over the past year, as seen in claims tracked by FAIR Health.

In patients under age 70, lung cancer conferred the highest risk of death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health, discusses consistent telehealth use throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Telehealth claims peaked in June 2020, then eased off a bit in July. There were more telehealth claims in the Northeast than in other regions.

A FAIR Health review finds a dramatic drop in dental claims in March and April 2020 due to COVID-19.

Telehealth claim lines increased 4132% nationally from June 2019 to June 2020, rising from 0.16% of medical claim lines in June 2019 to 6.85% in June 2020, according to new data from FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker.

Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health, discusses telehealth growth in May medical claims.

The explosive growth of telehealth seen in March 2020 continued unabated in April, claims data show.

By mid-March, large hospitals in the Northeast experienced a 26% decline in average per-facility revenues based on estimated in-network amounts as compared to the same period in 2019. Nationwide, the decrease in revenue for large hospitals was 16%

Telehealth is expected to grow even more during the current COVID-19 pandemic. In light of the need for expanded healthcare resources, and the need to avoid in-person contact that may promote disease transmission, telehealth is widely seen as having potential to extend its reach at this time, and regulations restricting it are being relaxed.

The president of FAIR Health demonstrates the changes in behavioral health coverage over the past decade through the prism of the rise in claims.

FAIR Health recently analyzed data from its database of more than 26 billion privately billed healthcare claim records dating back to 2002. The report also identified the top 10 procedure codes for specific treatments and services associated with opioid abuse and dependence diagnoses by utilization and aggregate cost in each US Census region.

Successful initiatives using private sector data can provide insight into what is needed to power the paradigm shift to price transparency.

New findings emerged from an examination of alternative places of service for healthcare in a recent white paper.

Accoding to FAIR Health, recent accidents highlight a disturbing trend: rising claims involving sleep apnea.

FAIR Health's data show New Yorkers are embracing a website to help them plan for their medical and dental needs. An early lesson? Consumers go mobile for medical information.

Some of the data associated with food allergy claims are not what one would expect.

During open enrollment, some families will weigh the option of enrolling under more than 1 health plan. There are many issues to consider, and the right solution depends on the details of the plans.

Claims data are used to track rising incidence of Lyme disease and its relationship to autoimmune disease.

This article describes the formation, operation, and strategy for sustaining an independent national claims database that is available to the entire healthcare sector, including researchers.