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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSelden TM, Karaca Z, Keenan P
AHRQ Author: Selden TM, Karaca Z, Keenan P, Kronick R
The growing difference between public and private payment rates for inpatient hospital care.
The difference between private and public (Medicare and Medicaid) payment rates for inpatient hospital stays widened between 1996 and 2012. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data reveal that standardized private insurer payment rates in 2012 were approximately 75 percent greater than Medicare's-a sharp increase from the differential of approximately 10 percent in the period 1996-2001.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Selden TM, Karaca Z, Keenan P .
The growing difference between public and private payment rates for inpatient hospital care.
Health Aff 2015 Dec;34(12):2147-50. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0706.
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Keywords: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Healthcare Costs, Inpatient Care, Hospitalization
Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T
AHRQ Author: Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: national estimates of cost, utilization and expenditures for children with mental health conditions.
This study examined national trends in hospital utilization, costs, and expenditures for children with mental health conditions between 2006 and 2011. It found that hospitalizations for all listed mental health conditions increased by nearly 50 percent among children aged 10 to 14 years and by 21 percent for emergency department visits.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Torio CM, Encinosa WE, Berdahl T .
Annual report on health care for children and youth in the United States: national estimates of cost, utilization and expenditures for children with mental health conditions.
Acad Pediatr. 2015 Jan-Feb;15(1):19-35. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2014.07.007..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Behavioral Health
Levit KR, Friedman B, Wong HS
AHRQ Author: Friedman B, Wong HS
Estimating inpatient hospital prices from state administrative data and hospital financial reports.
The researchers developed a tool for estimating hospital-specific inpatient prices for major payers. They found that hospital prices can be reasonably estimated for 10 geographically diverse states. They further found that estimated prices compare well with Medicare, MarketScan private insurance, and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey prices for major payers, given limitations of each dataset.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded.
Citation: Levit KR, Friedman B, Wong HS .
Estimating inpatient hospital prices from state administrative data and hospital financial reports.
Health Serv Res 2013 Oct;48(5):1779-97. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12065.
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Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Hospitalization, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)