In 2008, 30-day readmission rates were approximately 25 percent higher for younger Medicare patients than Medicare patients ages 65 and over, according to a study conducted by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
For their study, HCUP collected data on all-cause readmission, sorting by payor and age group, from 15 states in 2008. Total data collections accounted for 42 percent of the total U.S. population. Other findings from their study include the following:
· Among non-maternal adults (age 45-64), Medicaid patients were readmitted to hospitals approximately 60 percent more often than uninsured patients. Similarly, they were readmitted to hospitals twice as often as privately insured patients.
· Maternal readmission rates were approximately 50 percent higher for uninsured and Medicaid patients than for privately insured patients.
· Medicaid and privately insured pediatric patients were readmitted within seven and 14 days more frequently than uninsured patients, regardless of the readmission period.
Read HCUP's study on hospital readmissions (pdf).
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For their study, HCUP collected data on all-cause readmission, sorting by payor and age group, from 15 states in 2008. Total data collections accounted for 42 percent of the total U.S. population. Other findings from their study include the following:
· Among non-maternal adults (age 45-64), Medicaid patients were readmitted to hospitals approximately 60 percent more often than uninsured patients. Similarly, they were readmitted to hospitals twice as often as privately insured patients.
· Maternal readmission rates were approximately 50 percent higher for uninsured and Medicaid patients than for privately insured patients.
· Medicaid and privately insured pediatric patients were readmitted within seven and 14 days more frequently than uninsured patients, regardless of the readmission period.
Read HCUP's study on hospital readmissions (pdf).
Related Articles on Hospital Readmissions:
Hospital of UPenn: EDs Play Key Role in Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Essentia Program Reduces Readmission Rates, Costs for Heart Failure Patients
Study: Family Physicians Reduce Hospital Readmissions, Costs