This statistic displays the average age of health care super-utilizers and other patients in the United States in 2012, by payer. Medicare super-utilizers between the ages of 1 and 64 years had an average age of 50.8 years. 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.
Average age of health care super-utilizers and other patients in U.S. hospitals in 2012, by payer
* 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). Average age of health care super-utilizers and other patients in U.S. hospitals in 2012, by payer [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453213/mean-age-of-us-health-care-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/
AHRQ. "Average age of health care super-utilizers and other patients in U.S. hospitals in 2012, by payer." Chart. May 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453213/mean-age-of-us-health-care-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/
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