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STATISTICAL BRIEF #396: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010

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STATISTICAL BRIEF #396: National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010


AHRQ Electronic Newsletter - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

March 4, 2013 Issue #370

AHRQ Stats

Only 7 percent of Americans were hospitalized in 2010, but the average expense per hospital stay was almost $18,000. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, MEPS Statistical Brief #396, National Health Care Expenses for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010.) 

STATISTICAL BRIEF #396:
National Health Care Expenses in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2010


January 2013
Kelly Carper, MEd and Steven R. Machlin, MS

Highlights

  • Overall, the mean and median expenses of persons with any health care expenses in 2010 (84.6 percent of the population) were $4,839 and $1,239, respectively.
  • In 2010, hospital inpatient expenses and ambulatory care each accounted for approximately one-third of total expenses for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, while prescribed medicines accounted for just over one-fifth of total expenses.
  • In 2010, private insurance paid for 40.1 percent of total expenses; Medicare paid 25.7 percent, individuals and family members paid 14.2 percent out of pocket, and Medicaid/CHIP paid 10.4 percent.
  • The mean of health care expenses for persons age 65 and older with expenses was more than 2.5 times the amount for persons under age 65 with expenses ($10,274 versus $3,866).
  • Among persons under age 65 with some expenses, the mean expenses for those who had public insurance only ($4,474) or any private insurance ($3,914) were higher than for the uninsured ($2,381).

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