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Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays by Age and Payer, 2000-2015 #235

Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays by Age and Payer, 2000-2015 #235

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AHRQ Stats: Decline in Hospitalizations

While the rate of hospitalizations (excluding pregnancies and newborns) declined for all age groups from 2000 to 2015, the biggest drop -- 25 percent -- occurred among patients 65 and older. (Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #235: Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays by Age and Payer, 2000-2015.)
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Trends in Hospital Inpatient Stays by Age and Payer, 2000-2015


Ruirui Sun, Ph.D., Zeynal Karaca, Ph.D., and Herbert S. Wong, Ph.D. 


Highlights
  • Between 2000 and 2015, the population rate of nonneonatal, nonmaternal inpatient stays dropped for all age groups; the largest percentage decrease (25 percent) was among patients aged 65 years and over.


  • Between 2000 and 2015, for all age groups under 65 years old the share of uninsured stays reached its 16-year low in 2015.


  • From 2007 to 2015, Medicaid was the top primary payer for patients under age 18 years with nonneonatal, nonmaternal inpatient stays; its share exceeded 50 percent starting in 2012.


  • From 2000 to 2015, the share of Medicaid among nonneonatal, nonmaternal inpatient stays for those aged 18-44 years and 45-64 years increased by 74 percent and 68 percent, respectively.


  • Among patients aged 18-44 years, the share of nonneonatal, nonmaternal inpatient stays covered by Medicare increased by 21 percent from 2000 to 2015.


  • Among patients aged 45-64 years, the share of nonneonatal, nonmaternal stays covered by Medicare increased by 43 percent from 2000 to 2015.


  • Among patients aged 65 years and over, Medicare and private insurance together accounted for about 97 percent of inpatient stays each year.

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