FAIR Health

FAIR Health is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping consumers estimate healthcare costs

08/03/2026

Just released: FAIR Health NSA and Allowed Data Products May Be Introduced in IDR Proceedings to Support Offers, and IDR Entities May Consult FAIR Health Data to Validate Party Submissions

FAIR Health NSA (No Suprises Act) and allowed amount data products may be submitted by payers and providers for consideration by certified independent dispute resolution entities (IDREs) in the federal NSA IDR process; IDREs may also consult FAIR Health data to validate such submissions.

Read the full press release here: www.fairhealth.org/press-release/fair-health-nsa-and-allowed-data-products-may-be-introduced-in-idr-proceedings-to-support-offers-and-idr-entities-may-consult-fair-health-data-to-validate-party-submissions
For more information on how FAIR Health data can support the federal NSA IDR process, click here: www.fairhealth.org/surprise-billing-solutions

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07/24/2026

New article: A New Source of Data to Inform Policy on Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases are the nation’s leading cause of disability and death. To guide policy discussions about chronic diseases, data are essential but have been lacking on the commercially insured. FAIR Health is introducing Atlas, a free data source that addresses this need. Based on the nation’s largest collection of recent commercial claims, FAIR Health Atlas visualizes chronic disease data across all fifty states and Washington, DC, revealing areas facing health challenges. Results using FAIR Health Atlas concern the commercially insured. For example, Atlas data show that West Virginia was the state with the highest prevalence of diabetes in 2025—14,406.45 per 100,000. Colorado had the lowest prevalence that year, at 6,547.79 per 100,000. Breast cancer prevalence in West Virginia in 2025, however, was lower than in Colorado. By enabling insights into chronic diseases in the commercially insured population, FAIR Health Atlas can contribute to policy discussions concerning such diseases.

Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1904713

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06/29/2026

Just released: FAIR Health Price-Informed Tools Support Healthcare Decisions Among Diverse Older Adults

Price-informed shared decision-making tools developed by FAIR Health, a national, independent nonprofit, can facilitate meaningful healthcare discussions between clinicians and diverse older adults and their family caregivers in safety-net clinical settings. This and other insights emerged from a recent FAIR Health Learning Exchange discussion with clinicians who are using the price-informed tools at three New York City clinical sites under the FH® SHARE (Sharing Healthy Aging Resources and Education) NYC initiative. The findings are summarized in a new FAIR Health brief, Price-Informed Shared Decision Making for Diverse Older Adults: Insights from a New York City Learning Exchange.

FH SHARE NYC is generously funded by The New York Community Trust, the community foundation for New York City, Long Island and Westchester. Clinicians at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Ryan Health, all of which are recognized Age-Friendly Health Systems, underscored the utility of the FAIR Health older adult tools in facilitating care decisions.

Read the new brief here:https://s3.amazonaws.com/media2.fairhealth.org/brief/asset/price-informed-shared-decision-making-for-diverse-older-adults.pdf
Read the press release here: www.fairhealth.org/press-release/fair-health-price-informed-tools-support-healthcare-decisions-among-diverse-older-adults
Go to FAIR Health for Older Adults here: www.fairhealtholderadults.org

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06/25/2026

Now It’s Easier to See Full Range of Healthcare Costs on FAIR Health Consumer.

Our medical, dental and hospital cost lookup tools have been newly enhanced with sliders. By moving the easy-to-use sliders, you can view typical costs from the 20th to the 90th percentile for a healthcare procedure in your local area. That way, you can get a better idea of the range of healthcare prices you may find.

Read the full article here: www.fairhealth.org/article/now-its-easier-to-see-full-range-of-healthcare-costs-on-fair-health-consumer
Go to FAIR Health Consumer here: fairhealthconsumer.org

06/22/2026

Just released: National Median Cost for C-Section Covered by Commercial Insurance Is Nearly $20,000

The national median total cost for a C-section for commercially insured patients staying in network is $19,911, and for vaginal delivery it is $15,728, according to FAIR Health’s Cost of Giving Birth Tracker. These figures reflect the national median allowed (in-network) amount for the procedures.

The Cost of Giving Birth Tracker is a free, interactive tool, updated today, that tracks the cost of giving birth state by state. Available on FAIR Health’s website fairhealth.org, the Cost of Giving Birth Tracker consists of heat maps that show state-specific and national median charge and allowed amounts for vaginal deliveries and C-sections. The tool draws on the national, independent nonprofit FAIR Health’s database of commercial healthcare claim records—the nation’s largest such repository, which is growing at a rate of more than four billion claim records a year.

View the FAIR Health Cost of Giving Birth Tracker here:
Read the press release here: www.fairhealth.org/fh-trackers/cost-of-giving-birth www.fairhealth.org/press-release/national-median-cost-for-c-section-covered-by-commercial-insurance-is-nearly-20000

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06/15/2026

Just released: Mental Health Conditions the Top-Ranking Telehealth Diagnostic Category in Every Age Group in First Quarter 2026

With today’s release of first quarter 2026 telehealth data (January-March), FAIR Health launches its Quarterly Telehealth Regional Tracker, the successor to its Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. A free, interactive map of the US census regions allows the user to view an infographic on telehealth in a specific quarter in the nation as a whole or in individual regions. The charts in the infographics include the top five diagnostic categories by age group, percent of medical claim lines, percent of patients with a telehealth claim, urban versus rural telehealth usage and the top five procedure categories. The data represent the commercially insured population, excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid.

View the FAIR Health Quarterly Telehealth Regional Tracker here: www.fairhealth.org/fh-trackers/telehealth
Read the press release here: www.fairhealth.org/press-release/mental-health-conditions-the-top-ranking-telehealth-diagnostic-category-in-every-age-group-in-first-quarter-2026

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05/04/2026

Just released: Full Range of Procedure Costs Are Now More Readily Accessible on FAIR Health Consumer Website

Our free, award-winning website fairhealthconsumer.org has added new enhancements to its medical, dental and hospital cost lookup tools: sliders that display a range of percentiles, better expressing the range of healthcare prices consumers may encounter. By moving the easy-to-use sliders, consumers can view typical costs from the 20th to the 90th percentile for a healthcare procedure in their local area, including both provider billed charges and, separately, payer in-network allowed amounts. Average costs are also displayed.

Read the full press release here: www.fairhealth.org/press-release/full-range-of-procedure-costs-are-now-more-readily-accessible-on-fair-health-consumer-website
Go to FAIR Health Consumer here: www.fairhealthconsumer.org

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03/16/2026

Just released: In December, Overweight and Obesity Entered the Top Five Telehealth Diagnostic Categories in the South and Midwest.

In December 2025, overweight and obesity entered the top five telehealth diagnostic categories in the South for the first time in 2025, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Also in December, this diagnostic category entered the rankings in the Midwest for the first time since June. In both regions, it entered in fifth position, displacing November’s fifth-position categories (encounter for examination in the South, noninflammatory female disorders in the Midwest), which fell off the lists. From November to December, there was no change in the overweight and obesity category rankings nationally or in the other regions; it ranked second in the West and third nationally and in the Northeast. The data represent the commercially insured population, excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid.

View the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker here: www.fairhealth.org/fh-trackers/telehealth
Read the press release here: www.fairhealth.org/press-release/in-december-overweight-and-obesity-entered-the-top-five-telehealth-diagnostic-categories-in-the-south-and-midwest

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02/27/2026

How much healthcare-related costs matter is influenced by age, medical condition and insurance coverage. While research shows that a portion of older patients consider costs to be either an important factor or the most important factor in healthcare decision making, costs were not the primary concern for patients with employer-sponsored insurance coverage or other adequate coverage that minimized out-of-pocket costs. These and other findings are included in a new FAIR Health report released this week, Price-Informed Shared Decision Making for Older Adults at the Point of Care.

Read the full report here:https://s3.amazonaws.com/media2.fairhealth.org/whitepaper/asset/Price-Informed%20Shared%20Decision%20Making%20for%20Older%20Adults%20at%20the%20Point%20of%20Care.pdf
To access the free tools, educational content and resources for older adults, visit FAIR Health for Older Adults here: www.fairhealtholderadults.org

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