Specifications include, but are not limited to: FAIR Health is an independent, corporation whose mission is to bring transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through comprehensive data products, consumer resources, and support of scientific and economic research on medical and dental care. FAIR Health operates a robust data contribution program. Data is contributed by payers (insurance plans and administrators) from across the country and every state, based on the claims they receive from physicians, dentists, hospitals, and other healthcare providers. The database currently contains data for billions of billed procedures. FAIR Health offers benchmark charge data that some insurers may use to determine usual and customary rates (UCR) for out-of-network reimbursement in a given locality. FAIR Health also employs a robust auditing and validation program to ensure the integrity of its data. Data are carefully validated before being accepted into the FAIR Health database. Part of this process involves testing the data with statistical algorithms. Before data are made available, they are examined by in-house experts in statistics and technology and are audited and validated through a comprehensive review process.
