AHRQ News & Numbers AHRQ News and Numbers provides statistical highlights on the use and cost of health services and health insurance in the United States. The statistics are drawn from AHRQ's three principal data programs:The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP Web Site)The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS Web Site)The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR Information)To inquire about specific AHRQ News and Numbers, E-mail: Bob.Isquith@ahrq.hhs.gov. Show: All 2013 2012 2011 2010 Date Title 2011 December 14 2011 20111214 Bronchitis and Asthma Most Commonly Treated Conditions Among Children December 1 2011 20111201 Cost of Hospitalization Highest Among the Nonelderly November 9 2011 20111109 More Seniors Getting Pneumonia Shots, But Some Lag Behind November 3 2011 20111103 Knee Replacements Up Dramatically Among Adults 45 to 64 Years Old October 27 2011 20111027 Heart Disease, Cancer and Trauma-Related Disorders Among the Most Costly Conditions for Men October 19 2011 20111019 Expenditures for Chronic Pain Care for Women at Nearly $13 Billion in 2008 October 12 2011 20111012 Children's Use of Asthma Controller Drugs Doubles October 6 2011 20111006 Blood Infections Most Costly Hospital Care in 2009 September 28 2011 20110928 One in Four Americans Treated for Hypertension September 14 2011 20110914 Hospital Readmissions for COPD Highest Among Black Patients September 8 2011 20110908 Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders Declined, but Big Increase Seen in Pica Disorder September 1 2011 20110901 More Than 20,000 Emergency Room Visits for Air and Paintball Gun Injuries in 2008 August 25 2011 20110825 Hospital Deaths from Heart Failure Cut by Half Over Seven Years August 10 2011 20110810 Hospitalizations for Children with Influenza and Skin Infections Increased in the Last Decade August 4 2011 20110804 Arizona and Maryland See Great Drop in In-Hospital Deaths From Pneumonia July 28 2011 20110728 Drug Expenses for Children With Asthma More Than Doubled in 10 Years July 21 2011 20110721 Heart Disease, Cancer and Mental Disorders Among the Most Costly Conditions for Women July 14 2011 20110714 How Much Do Employees Pay for Health Care Coverage? Depends on Where They Live June 29 2011 20110629 Black Children More Likely to Be Hospitalized for Severe Asthma Attacks June 22 2011 20110622 Who Paid More Than 10 Percent of Their Family Income for Medical Expenses? June 16 2011 20110616 Six of Every 10 Rural Emergency Departments Visits Made by Poor Patients June 8 2011 20110608 Employees' Share of Health Plan Premium Costs Up Dramatically June 2 2011 20110602 Readmissions in 30 Days Account for up to a Quarter of Hospital Stays in Adult Medicaid Patients May 25 2011 20110525 School-Age Children Treated Most Often for Sports-Related Concussions May 19 2011 20110519 Most American Women Experience Complications During Delivery May 12 2011 20110512 More Rural Americans Treated in Emergency Departments for Eye Injuries May 4 2011 20110504 Over 3 Million Look to Hospitals for Headache Relief, Particularly for Migraines April 28 2011 20110428 Use of Episiotomy and Forceps During Childbirth Down, C-Section Rates Up April 20 2011 20110420 Hospital Outpatient Care Represents More Than 20 Percent of all Ambulatory Care Costs in U.S. April 13 2011 20110413 Medication Side Effects, Injuries, Up Dramatically April 7 2011 20110407 Uninsured Hospital Stays Surged from 2003 to 2008 March 30 2011 20110330 Diabetes Testing Among Poor, Minority, and Inner-City Adults Plummets March 23 2011 20110323 Colorectal Cancer Screening for Most, But Not All, Americans March 16 2011 20110316 Hospital Charges Surpass Trillion Dollar Mark March 9 2011 20110309 Dramatic Increase Seen in Patients Going from Hospitals to Home Care March 3 2011 20110303 One in Four U.S. Adults Reported Having High Blood Pressure in 2008 February 23 2011 20110223 Spending for Prescriptions to Control Cholesterol and Diabetes Exceeds $52 Billion February 16 2011 20110216 Patients' Income and Where They Live Influence Hospitalization for Chronic Lung Disease February 9 2011 20110209 Almost 4 Million Adults Reported Being Treated for Kidney Disease Each Year Between 2003 and 2007 February 2 2011 20110202 Aching Back Sends More Than 3 Million to Emergency Departments January 26 2011 20110126 Approximately 5 Percent of Seniors Report One or More Cognitive Disorders January 19 2011 20110119 Growth in Medicaid Patient Hospital Admissions Outpace Those for Privately Insured Patients January 12 2011 20110112 One-Fifth of the U.S. Population Has No Doctor or Other Usual Source of Medical Care January 5 2011 20110105 The Number of U.S. Adults Treated for Diabetes More Than Doubled Between 1996 and 2007
October 27 2011 20111027 Heart Disease, Cancer and Trauma-Related Disorders Among the Most Costly Conditions for Men
September 8 2011 20110908 Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders Declined, but Big Increase Seen in Pica Disorder
September 1 2011 20110901 More Than 20,000 Emergency Room Visits for Air and Paintball Gun Injuries in 2008
August 10 2011 20110810 Hospitalizations for Children with Influenza and Skin Infections Increased in the Last Decade
July 21 2011 20110721 Heart Disease, Cancer and Mental Disorders Among the Most Costly Conditions for Women
June 2 2011 20110602 Readmissions in 30 Days Account for up to a Quarter of Hospital Stays in Adult Medicaid Patients
April 20 2011 20110420 Hospital Outpatient Care Represents More Than 20 Percent of all Ambulatory Care Costs in U.S.
February 23 2011 20110223 Spending for Prescriptions to Control Cholesterol and Diabetes Exceeds $52 Billion
February 16 2011 20110216 Patients' Income and Where They Live Influence Hospitalization for Chronic Lung Disease
February 9 2011 20110209 Almost 4 Million Adults Reported Being Treated for Kidney Disease Each Year Between 2003 and 2007
January 19 2011 20110119 Growth in Medicaid Patient Hospital Admissions Outpace Those for Privately Insured Patients
January 12 2011 20110112 One-Fifth of the U.S. Population Has No Doctor or Other Usual Source of Medical Care
January 5 2011 20110105 The Number of U.S. Adults Treated for Diabetes More Than Doubled Between 1996 and 2007
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