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Trends and Projections in Hospital Stays for Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, 2003-2014 #183

Trends and Projections in Hospital Stays for Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, 2003-2014 #183



AHRQ Electronic Newsletter - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AHRQ Stats: Hospital Care for Chronic Conditions

The percent of hospitalizations with multiple chronic conditions increased most rapidly (53 percent) among 18- to 44-year-olds, from 29.6 percent in 2003 to a projected 45.4 percent in 2014. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #183: Trends and Projections in Hospital Stays for Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, 2003-2014.)
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Trends and Projections in Hospital Stays for Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions, 2003-2014


Claudia A. Steiner, M.D., M.P.H., Marguerite L. Barrett, M.S., Audrey J. Weiss, Ph.D., and Roxanne M. Andrews, Ph.D. 

Highlights
  • Between 2003 and 2014, nonmaternal hospital stays among adults were two to three times more likely to involve multiple chronic conditions (MCC) than no MCC.


  • The percentage of stays for adults with MCC increased from 63.5 percent in 2003 to a projected 78.1 percent in 2014, whereas adults without MCC decreased from 36.5 percent in 2003 to a projected 22.0 percent in 2014.


  • The percentage of hospital stays for adults with MCC increased with patient age; the percentage was lowest among patients aged 18-44 years and highest among patients aged 65 years and older. However, the percentage of stays for adults with MCC increased most rapidly for those aged 18-44 years.


  • Hospital stays for adults with MCC cost nearly 20 percent more on average than stays for adults without MCC. Average inflation-adjusted hospital costs for stays of adults with MCC increased from $12,000 in 2003 to a projected $14,500 in 2014, compared with an increase from $9,800 to $12,200 over this time period for stays without MCC.


  • The average cost of stays for adults with MCC was about 20 to 25 percent higher among patients aged 45 years and older than among those aged 18-44 years.

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