Inpatient Spending
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New England Journal of Medicine: The Value of Health Insurance through Price Discounts
Read more: New England Journal of Medicine: The Value of Health Insurance through Price DiscountsNEJM CATALYST: “As context for the ongoing health care reform debate, we analyzed Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) data. HCCI is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization aimed at providing complete and accurate information about health care utilization and costs in the United States. Our goal was to demonstrate the value of insurance through these discounted rates….
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Non-Shoppable Health Care Services: Inpatient Hospitalizations
Read more: Non-Shoppable Health Care Services: Inpatient HospitalizationsThis data brief reports on spending and utilization in populations likely unable to shop for a hospital prior to seeking care, comparing spending and length-of-stay for individuals who were admitted through the emergency department (ED) to that of individuals who needed ambulance services the day of their admission through the ED.
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JAMA Internal Medicine: A Perspective on Out-of-Pocket Spending
Read more: JAMA Internal Medicine: A Perspective on Out-of-Pocket SpendingTo the Editor Understanding out-of-pocket spending is critical to understanding health care costs in the United States. We applaud the efforts of Adrion et al as an important contribution to understanding the out-of-pocket spending of the commercially insured population younger than 65 years. The commercially insured comprise over 50% of the nonelderly US population and, as…
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Medicare Advantage Health Care Utilization – Observation Stays
Read more: Medicare Advantage Health Care Utilization – Observation StaysThis data brief reports on outpatient observations stays in the Medicare Advantage population from 2010 through 2014. The results show that the rate of observations stays increased in total as well as following hospitalizations.
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2015 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report
Tags: Commercially Insured, Drug Spending, HCCUR, Inpatient Spending, Outpatient Spending, Physician Spending, Utilization
Read more: 2015 Health Care Cost and Utilization ReportThe 2015 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report shows that spending per privately insured averaged $5,141 in 2015, up $226 from the year before. Key Findings Health care spending averaged $5,141 per individual in 2015, up $226 from the year before. Out-of-pocket spending rose 3.0 percent in 2015, to an average of $813 per capita….
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Medicare Advantage Health Care Utilization – Hospital Readmissions
Read more: Medicare Advantage Health Care Utilization – Hospital ReadmissionsThis data brief, reports on five readmission rate measures for the Medicare Advantage (MA) population: 30-day all-cause hospital-wide readmissions and 30-day all-cause readmissions following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumonia. The results show that MA readmission rates have been declining over the past five years.
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2014 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report
Tags: Commercially Insured, Drug Spending, HCCUR, Inpatient Spending, Out-of-Pocket, Outpatient Spending, Physician SpendingRead more: 2014 Health Care Cost and Utilization ReportThe 2014 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report tracks changes in health care prices, utilization, and spending for people younger than 65 covered by employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). The 2014 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report shows that spending per privately insured person grew 3.4% in 2014, with more dollars going to brand-name drugs than…
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Children’s Health Spending: 2010-2013
Read more: Children’s Health Spending: 2010-2013Children’s Health Spending: 2010–2013 shows that spending on healthcare for children (ages 0-18) covered by employer-sponsored insurance grew an average of 5.7% per year. The increase in spending in 2013 occurred despite a drop in the use of prescription drugs and visits to the emergency room, demonstrating that rising health care prices were an evident…
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2013 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report
Tags: Commercially Insured, Drug Spending, HCCUR, Inpatient Spending, Out-of-Pocket, Outpatient Spending, Physician SpendingRead more: 2013 Health Care Cost and Utilization ReportThe 2013 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report shows that spending per privately insured grew 3.9% in 2013, as falling utilization offset rising prices. The 2013 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report tracks changes in health care prices, utilization, and spending for people younger than 65 covered by employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). Key Findings…
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Selected Health Care Trends for Young Adults: 2007-2012
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Emergency Room, Inpatient Spending, Mental Health and Substance Use, Outpatient SpendingRead more: Selected Health Care Trends for Young Adults: 2007-2012This issue brief is one of the first to examine health care trends for young adults (ages 19-25) with employer-sponsored insurance before and after implementation of Section 1001 of the Affordable Care Act that allows parents to include their adult children in family health plans.