FAIR Health database of claims opens to researchers

The health insurance claims database created as part of settlements between the New York State Attorney General’s Office and major health insurers in 2009 now is accessible to academic researchers, opening a new window into the way privately insured people use health care.

FAIR Health Inc., a nonprofit entity created as part of an agreement between the largest health insurance companies and the office of then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, opened up its database for academic research with a new set of research-friendly tools announced July 17.

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