This statistic displays the total number of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the United States in 2012, by payer. During this time, Medicare super-utilizers between the ages of 1 and 64 years accumulated some 865,000 hospital stays. A relatively large proportion of the United States' health care resources are consumed by a small percentage of the population, where about a quarter of the country's health expenses are incurred by one percent of the population.
Total number of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the U.S. in 2012, by payer
(in thousands)
* Super-utilizers are patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid with four or more hospital stays and privately insured patients with three or more hospital stays in 2012.
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AHRQ. (May 15, 2015). Total number of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the U.S. in 2012, by payer (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453209/number-of-hospital-stays-for-us-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/
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AHRQ. (2015). Total number of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the U.S. in 2012, by payer (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453209/number-of-hospital-stays-for-us-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/
AHRQ. "Total Number of Hospital Stays among Super-utilizers and Other Patients in The U.S. in 2012, by Payer (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453209/number-of-hospital-stays-for-us-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/
AHRQ, Total number of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the U.S. in 2012, by payer (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453209/number-of-hospital-stays-for-us-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total number of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the U.S. in 2012, by payer (in thousands) [Graph], AHRQ, May 15, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/453209/number-of-hospital-stays-for-us-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/
