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Patient Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays in the United States, 2005-2014 #225

Patient Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays in the United States, 2005-2014 #225

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AHRQ Stats: Cost Trends for Hospital Stays

From 2005 to 2014, the average inflation-adjusted cost of a hospital stay increased approximately 13 percent, from $9,500 to $10,900. Average costs for stays covered by Medicaid and private insurance increased 16 to 18 percent. Costs rose 8 percent for Medicare stays and 7 percent for uninsured stays. (AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #225: Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays in the United States, 2005-2014.)
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June 2017



Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays in the United States, 2005-2014


Kimberly W. McDermott, Ph.D., Anne Elixhauser, Ph.D., and Ruirui Sun, Ph.D.


Introduction 


Highlights
  • Between 2005 and 2014, the inflation-adjusted mean cost per inpatient stay increased by 12.7 percent, from $9,500 to $10,900.


  • Inflation-adjusted cost per stay for patients covered by private insurance or Medicaid increased 16-18 percent. Cost per stay for Medicare-covered patients and the uninsured changed minimally.


  • The rate of inpatient stays decreased the most among patients in the highest income quartiles (15-20 percent decrease).


  • The proportion of Medicaid-covered inpatient stays increased by 15.7 percent, whereas the proportion paid by private insurance and that were uninsured decreased by 12.5 and 13.0 percent, respectively.


  • Mental health/substance use accounted for nearly 6 percent of all inpatient stays in 2014, up 20.1 percent from 2005.


  • Between 2005 and 2014, septicemia and osteoarthritis became two of the five most common reasons for inpatient stays. Septicemia hospital stays almost tripled.


  • Nonspecific chest pain and coronary atherosclerosis decreased by more than 60 percent from 2005 to 2014, falling off the list of top 10 reasons for hospitalization.

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