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. 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. Among the other FAIR Health findings, all for the period 2020-2023: - The fastest-growing STD diagnoses by percent change in the percentage of patients with those diagnoses were syphilis (29.4 percent), gonorrhea (16.8 percent), and HIV and AIDS (14.1 percent). - Patients aged 65 and older had the largest increase (32.2 percent) in human papillomavirus (HPV) diagnoses. The next largest increase (21.9 percent) occurred among patients aged 55 to 64. - The percentage of male patients with gonorrhea grew by 59.2 percent while the percentage of female patients with the same diagnosis declined by 19.3 percent. - The percentage of male patients with syphilis grew by 22.9 percent while the percentage of female patients with the same diagnosis grew by 46.5 percent. To view the infographic, click here: https://lnkd.in/eaMJUZcA To read the press release, click here: https://lnkd.in/efk6QSRe #stds #infographic #healthcare #health #transparency #data
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FAIR Health is a national, independent not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to bring transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through comprehensive data products and consumer resources. FAIR Health uses its database of billions of billed medical and dental services to power a free website that enables consumers to estimate and plan their medical and dental expenditures. The website also offers clear, unbiased educational articles and videos about the healthcare insurance reimbursement system. In addition to its consumer offerings, FAIR Health licenses data products to businesses, governmental agencies, healthcare providers and researchers. With its professional staff of experts in healthcare, statistics, technology and communications, FAIR Health strives to offer accurate, consistent and timely information to all stakeholders in the healthcare system.
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In April 2024, telehealth utilization increased nationally and in the South, but decreased in the three other US census regions (Midwest, Northeast and West), according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Nationally, telehealth claim lines rose from 4.73 percent of medical claim lines in March to 4.86 percent in April, an increase of 2.7 percent. In the South, the increase was 7.2 percent, from 3.48 percent of medical claim lines in March to 3.73 percent in April. In the Midwest, the telehealth share of medical claim lines fell 0.4 percent; in the Northeast, it fell 3.0 percent; and in the West, it fell 3.3 percent. The data represent the commercially insured population, excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. Press release: https://lnkd.in/eB9YyGKW FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker: https://lnkd.in/gAY9bz8D #telehealth #tracker #healthcare #health #data #transparency
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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
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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
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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
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🗞️ 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
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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
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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
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Older Adults See Biggest Spike in Mental Health Diagnoses - READ MORE via AARP - https://lnkd.in/eZTa5a36 #mentalhealth #olderadults #healthcare #health #data #transparency
Mental Health Problems on the Rise in Older Adults
aarp.org
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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