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Government Use of FAIR Health Data
FAIR Health’s rich data repository and independence make us a valued resource for federal and state government agencies seeking reliable, objective data. Several federal agencies rely on our data on an ongoing basis. In addition, our data are incorporated into statutes and regulations around the country and serve as the official data source for many state health programs.
FAIR Health Releases Lyme Disease Infographic
Lyme disease has experienced notable growth in the United States over the past 15 years and, as a result, has become an illness of increasing national concern. From 2007 to 2021, private insurance claim lines with Lyme disease diagnoses rose 357 percent in rural areas and 65 percent in urban areas. These and other findings on this tick-borne, bacterial illness were captured in an infographic just released by FAIR Health.
FAIR Health Assists Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program
FAIR Health has begun a new engagement in Georgia: helping the state with its Crime Victims Compensation Program. The new engagement builds on FAIR Health’s continuing work with Georgia’s workers’ compensation program.
FAIR Health Releases Study on Post-COVID Conditions
The majority (75.8 percent) of patients diagnosed with a post-COVID condition had never been hospitalized for COVID-19, according to a new study from FAIR Health. Among patients who presented with a post-COVID diagnosis, 81.6 percent of females had not had a COVID-19 hospitalization compared to 67.5 percent of males.
FAIR Health Launches Tools to Support Shared Decision Making for Patients of Color
On May 4, FAIR Health, in collaboration with Dr. Chima Ndumele, a professor at Yale University and a member of the FAIR Health Academic Advisory Board, launched four new groundbreaking shared decision-making tools. The initiative, supported by a generous grant from the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth), seeks to advance shared decision making between patients of color and their healthcare providers through decision aids concerning conditions that disproportionately affect minority populations.
Enhancements to FH® Online
FH® Online, which provides convenient, web-based access to the broad suite of FH® Benchmarks, has been enhanced with new features. Now FAIR Health’s surprise billing solutions can be accessed through FH Online, including FH® NSA Reference File. In addition, FH Online can provide access to custom codes and geozip areas.
FAIR Health Board Access Interview with Marcella Alsan, MD, PhD
A prominent applied microeconomist and Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Marcella Alsan was elected to the FAIR Health Board of Directors in June 2021. Dr. Alsan spoke recently with FAIR Health Access about her economic research regarding health disparities and its implications for the future of the healthcare landscape.
FAIR Health Releases Study on Ground Ambulance Services
The average allowed (in-network) amount for advanced-life-support (ALS) emergency ground ambulance transport (not including mileage fees) rose 56 percent over three years, from $486 in 2017 to $758 in 2020. These are among the findings in FAIR Health’s new white paper, Ground Ambulance Services in the United States: A Study of Private Healthcare Claims.
FAIR Health National Survey Reveals Role of Healthcare Costs in Decision Making for Older Adults
As part of an initiative funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, FAIR Health conducted a nationwide study comprising two surveys geared toward older patients (adults 65 and older) and family caregivers/care partners. The survey findings have been published in FAIR Health’s new white paper, Healthcare Navigation and Decision Making: Perspectives of Adults Aged 65 and Older and Family Caregivers.
As the Pandemic Continues, FAIR Health’s Data Remain Vital
As the COVID-19 pandemic continued in 2021, FAIR Health’s data and role in supporting research have never been more vital. FAIR Health extended its series of COVID-19 data studies begun the year before, adding studies on other topics as well, while external researchers continued to cite our data and reports.
FAIR Health Research
FAIR Health publishes original data studies exploring healthcare-related issues. This year’s studies concerned the COVID-19 pandemic, air ambulance services, and place of service trends and medical pricing. In addition, we created the COVID-19 Cost Tracker and redesigned the Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker for its second year.
External Research
External researchers rely on FAIR Health data and publications for a broad array of studies featured in prominent journals and government reports. This year’s external research included studies from JAMA, Pediatrics and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), among others. Topics included COVID-19, telehealth, surprise billing and food allergies.
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