4.2%
was the increase in healthcare spending in the United States between 2016 and 2017 to $3.5 trillion, or $10,739 per person, and accounted for 17.9 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
One-third
of nearly all healthcare expenditures were for hospital spending, which rose 4.7 percent to $1.1 trillion during the same time period.
35 million+
hospital stays, equating to 104.2 stays per 100,000 population, occurred in 2016.
$11,700
was the average cost per hospital stay, making hospitalization one of the most expensive types of healthcare utilization.
$13,600
was documented for stays among patients with an expected payer of Medicare, compared to $9,300 to $12,600 for other expected payers.
66.3%
of all hospital costs was accounted for government payers (Medicare and Medicaid combined) in 2017.
$38.2 billion
or 8.8 percent of aggregate costs for all hospital stays in 2017 was for septicemia, the most expensive condition treated.
$19.9 billion
or 4.6 percent of hospital stays was for osteoarthritis, $16.0 billion or 3.7 percent was for liveborn (newborn) infants, $14.3 billion or 3.3 percent was for acute myocardial infarction, and $13.6 billion or 3.1 percent was for heart failure.
Internet Citation: HCUP Home. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2020. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb261-Most-Expensive-Hospital-Conditions-2017.jsp
