This statistic displays the average length 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 had an average of hospital stay of 6.3 days. 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 length of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the U.S. 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 1, 2012). Average length of hospital stays among super-utilizers and other patients in the U.S. in 2012, by payer [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453244/average-length-of-hospital-stays-for-us-super-utilizers-and-other-patients-by-payer/
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