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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedAdrion ER, Kocher KE, Nallamothu BK
Rising use of observation care among the commercially insured may lead to total and out-of-pocket cost savings.
Using multipayer commercial claims for the period 2009-13, the investigators evaluated utilization and spending among patients admitted for six conditions that are commonly managed with either observation care or short-stay hospitalizations. In their study period, the use of observation care increased relative to that of short-stay hospitalizations. In addition, total and out-of-pocket spending were substantially lower for observation care, though both grew rapidly--and at rates much higher than spending in the inpatient setting--over the study period.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Adrion ER, Kocher KE, Nallamothu BK .
Rising use of observation care among the commercially insured may lead to total and out-of-pocket cost savings.
Health Aff 2017 Dec;36(12):2102-09. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0774..
Keywords: Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Utilization, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Medicare
Adrion ER, Ryan AM, Seltzer AC
Out-of-pocket spending for hospitalizations among nonelderly adults.
The researchers evaluated out-of-pocket spending associated with hospitalizations in order to assess how this spending varied over time and by patient characteristics, region, and type of insurance. They found that from 2009 to 2013, total cost sharing per inpatient hospitalization increased by 37 percent, from $738 in 2009 to $1013 in 2013 after adjusting for inflation and case-mix differences.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Adrion ER, Ryan AM, Seltzer AC .
Out-of-pocket spending for hospitalizations among nonelderly adults.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Sep;176(9):1325-32. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.3663.
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Keywords: Hospitalization, Healthcare Costs, Health Insurance