Fifth Annual FAIR Health Report Captures Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare System

Telehealth Utilization Grew Nationally 7,060 Percent from 2019 to 2020

All Other Venues of Care Studied, such as Emergency Rooms and Urgent Care, Showed Decreases in Utilization

NEW YORK, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Telehealth utilization grew nationally 7,060 percent from 2019 to 2020, an increase driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the limits imposed on certain in-office services, coupled with the greater risk of infection from in-person encounters.¹ This is among the findings in a new FAIR Health white paper containing the fifth annual edition of FH^® Healthcare Indicators and FH^® Medical Price Index. Like the previous editions, this year’s edition of FH Healthcare Indicators and FH Medical Price Index is intended to provide clarity to all...