Robin Gelburd, JD

As the founding President of FAIR Health, Robin Gelburd, JD, built the organization into a trusted national leader in health care cost transparency, data analytics and benchmarks, utilizing its vast collection of 34 billion private health care claim records that grows at a rate of over 2 billion claim records a year—the largest such repository in the country. Certified by CMS as a national Qualified Entity, FAIR Health also receives data representing the experience of all individuals enrolled in traditional Medicare Parts A, B and D. Robin is a nationally recognized expert and conference speaker on health care policy and health literacy and transparency. She has overseen FAIR Health research publications on many health care topics, including COVID-19, the opioid crisis and Lyme disease, and created and supervises FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, an online resource on telehealth.

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Decline Seen in National Telehealth Utilization in October 2021

January 10, 2022

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Contributor: New Jersey Has Highest Average In-Network Costs for COVID-19 Complex Hospitalizations

December 15, 2021

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An Increase in Telehealth Utilization in the South From July to August 2021

November 02, 2021

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The August telehealth growth coincided with the peak of the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant in the South.

Air Ambulance Costs Increased From 2017 to 2020

October 04, 2021

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Aligned with increases in costs for both airplane and helicopter air ambulance transport, average estimated air ambulance costs rose 76.4% from 2017 to 2020, according to Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health.

After a Month of Stability, National Telehealth Utilization Declined 10 Percent in June 2021

September 10, 2021

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After a month of stable utilizations, use of telehealth services dropped 10% in June 2021, according to Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health.

After 3 Months of Decline, Telehealth Utilization Stabilizes in May 2021

August 12, 2021

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Telehealth utilization stabilized in May 2021 after a 3-month drop, according to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker. Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health, discusses the stabilization of telehealth utilization in May 2021 after a 3-month drop.

Contributor: In April 2021, Telehealth Utilization Falls Nationally for Third Straight Month

July 06, 2021

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Robin Gelburd, JD, details the dip in telehealth claims observed during April 2021.

Contributor: Telehealth Utilization Continues to Fall Nationally From February to March 2021

June 08, 2021

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Contributor: Telehealth Utilization Falls 16% Nationally From January to February 2021

May 04, 2021

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Robin Gelburd, JD, president of FAIR Health, discusses the sudden decline in telehealth utilization during the first month of 2021.

Telehealth, Urgent Care Showed Largest Growth From 2018 to 2019, Among Care Venues Studied

March 31, 2021

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FH Healthcare Indicators reveal trends and patterns in the places where patients receive health care.