This statistic describes the distribution of community hospital costs in the United States in 1980, 2000, and 2016, sorted by payer. In 2000, private payers accounted for almost 39 percent of the aggregate community hospital costs. This share decreased to around 33 percent in 2016.
Distribution of hospital costs in the U.S. in 1980, 2000, and 2016, by payer
Data for community hospitals. Percentages were rounded, so they possibly do not add to 100 percent in all years.
* Private payer formulas were updated in 2014 to account for the change in bad debt calculations, which is now reported as a deduction from revenue rather than a expense.
** Uncompensated care represents bad debt expense and charity care, at cost.
*** Non-patient represents costs for cafeterias, parking lots, gift shops and other non-patient care operating services and are not attributed to any one payer.
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American Hospital Association. (May 28, 2018). Distribution of hospital costs in the U.S. in 1980, 2000, and 2016, by payer [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184151/distribution-of-aggregate-hospital-costs-by-payer-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Distribution of hospital costs in the U.S. in 1980, 2000, and 2016, by payer." Chart. May 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184151/distribution-of-aggregate-hospital-costs-by-payer-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. (2018). Distribution of hospital costs in the U.S. in 1980, 2000, and 2016, by payer. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184151/distribution-of-aggregate-hospital-costs-by-payer-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Distribution of Hospital Costs in The U.S. in 1980, 2000, and 2016, by Payer." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184151/distribution-of-aggregate-hospital-costs-by-payer-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association, Distribution of hospital costs in the U.S. in 1980, 2000, and 2016, by payer Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184151/distribution-of-aggregate-hospital-costs-by-payer-in-the-us/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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