The first report based on claims data for the under 65 insurance market was released last week. Some of the findings include:
--Prices for care outside the hospital grew faster (10.1%) than care for
patients admitted to the hospital (5.5%), though the average price for
outpatient care was a fraction of inpatient care. The average price for care provided to patients admitted to the hospital was $14,662, compared with $2,224 for outpatient care.
The researchers found that price was still the major driver of costs even after adjusting for intensity of service
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