EBK HEALTH ECONOMICS
EBK HEALTH ECONOMICS
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ISBN: 9781137029973
Author: TU
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 6, Problem 1E
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Check the statement: Hospital admission rate has dropped in the past two decades is true or false.

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It is true that the hospital admission rate has dropped in the past two decades. This is due to the increase in the US population. The US population faces an increase from 230 million (1981) to above 320 million in 2016. Also, the middle age for the people rises from 30 to 37 from 1981 to 2016. The annual number of admissions to the US hospital can be illustrated as follows:

EBK HEALTH ECONOMICS, Chapter 6, Problem 1E

According to the data, it shows a decline tendency in the hospitalization after the implementation of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs). The annual number of admissions to U.S hospital on 2011 is nearly 35 million and going onward the number of hospital admission shows a decline and below 35 million.

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