National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2011 ►Statistical Brief #160

Statistical Brief #160

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Nearly two-thirds of the $387 billion in U.S. hospital costs in 2011 were paid by Medicare and Medicaid. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #160: National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2011.)