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ER Use Rose 4.3% For Young Women Between 2012 and 2016
The Health Care Cost Institute recently published their 2016 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report. Here are some key findings on emergency department spending and use trends:
• From 2012-2016, the price of an outpatient ER visit increased 31% to $1,917.
• ER visit use increased 2% from 2012 to 2016 (4 more visits per 1,000 people).
• Boys under age 18 had 7.8% fewer ER visits in 2016 than 2012.
• Girls under age 18 had 4.1% fewer trips to the ER in 2016 than 2012.
• ER use for young men age 18-25 declined by 4.6% between 2012 and 2016.
• Young women’s use of the ER increased by 4.3% from 2012 to 2016.
Source: Health Care Cost Institute, January 2018
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