RESEARCH WEEKLY: July Recap
DATAPOINT of the month
Schizophrenia is #7 most costly condition for inpatient stays for Medicaid beneficiaries.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released this month the costliest conditions for inpatient hospital stays in 2017, by payer. Schizophrenia and other associated disorders, such as schizoaffective disorder, is in the top 10 (#7) of costly conditions for inpatient hospital stays for Medicaid beneficiaries, costing an estimated $1.5 billion in 2017. Schizophrenia does not appear in the top 20 costly conditions for other payers, including Medicare, private insurance or self-pay. Three of the top 20 most costly conditions for Medicaid include mental health or substance use disorders, with schizophrenia at #7, depressive disorders at #15 and alcohol disorders at #20.
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