In 2021, Medicare spending per beneficiary amounted an average of ****** U.S. dollars, a fairly sharp increase from the previous year. Medicare spending per person has being steadily rising over the provided time interval. Growth in health care spending is influenced by increasing volume and use of services, new technologies, and rising prices. This statistic displays the per capita Medicare spending in the U.S. from 2010 to 2021.

The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less, or about the same for an episode of care (“episode”) at a specific hospital compared to all hospitals nationally. An MSPB episode includes Medicare Part A and Part B payments for services provided by hospitals and other healthcare providers the 3 days prior to, during, and 30 days following a patient’s inpatient stay. This measure evaluates hospitals’ costs compared to the costs of the national median (or midpoint) hospital. This measure takes into account important factors like patient age and health status (risk adjustment) and geographic payment differences (payment-standardization). The numbers displayed here are: 1) the average MSPB measure for the nation; and 2) the national episode-weighted median MSPB amount used as the denominator in the calculation of each hospital's MSPB measure.

The Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) Measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less, or about the same for an episode of care (“episode”) at a specific hospital compared to all hospitals nationally. An MSPB episode includes Medicare Part A and Part B payments for services provided by hospitals and other healthcare providers the 3 days prior to, during, and 30 days following a patient’s inpatient stay. This measure evaluates hospitals’ costs compared to the costs of the national median (or midpoint) hospital. This measure takes into account important factors like patient age and health status (risk adjustment) and geographic payment differences (payment-standardization). The data displayed here are the average measures for each state.

In 2021, Medicare spent an average of more than 13,139 U.S. dollars per enrollee in New York, while the average for the United States was 11,080 U.S. dollars per enrollee. This statistic depicts the leading ten U.S. states based on Medicare spending per enrollee in 2021.

Medicare Spending per Beneficiary

Detailed Hospital Expense Breakdown

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About this dataset

This file allows healthcare executives and analysts to make informed decisions regarding how well continued improvements are being made over time so that they can understand how efficient they are fulfilling treatments while staying within budgetary constraints. Additionally, it’ll also help them map out trends amongst different hospitals and spot anomalies that could indicate areas where decisions should be reassessed as needed

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This dataset can provide valuable insights into how Medicare is spending per patient at specific hospitals in the United States. It can be used to gain a better understanding of the types of services covered under Medicare, and to what extent those services are being used. By comparing the average Medicare spending across different hospitals, users can also gain insight into potential disparities in care delivery or availability.

To use this dataset, first identify which hospital you are interested in analyzing. Then locate the row for that hospital in the dataset and review its associated values: value, footnote (optional), and start/end dates (optional). The Value column refers to how much Medicare spends on each particular patient; this is a numerical value represented as a decimal number up to 6 decimal places. The Footnote (optional) provides more information about any special circumstances that may need attention when interpreting the value data points. Finally, if Start Date and End Date fields are present they will specify over what timeframe these values were aggregated over.

Once all relevant data elements have been reviewed successively for all hospitals of interest then comparison analysis among them can be conducted based on Value, Footnote or Start/End dates as necessary to answer specific research questions or formulate conclusions about how Medicare is spending per patient at various hospitals nationwide

Research Ideas

• Developing a cost comparison tool for hospitals that allows patients to compare how much Medicare spends per patient across different hospitals.
• Creating an algorithm to help predict Medicare spending at different facilities over time and build strategies on how best to manage those costs.
• Identifying areas in which a hospital can save money by reducing unnecessary spending in order to reduce overall Medicare expenses

Acknowledgements

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License

License: Dataset copyright by authors - You are free to: - Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. - Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. - You must: - Give appropriate credit - Provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. - ShareAlike - You must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. - Keep intact - all notices that refer to this license, including copyright notices.

Columns

File: Medicare_hospital_spending_per_patient_Medicare_Spending_per_Beneficiary_Additional_Decimal_Places.csv | Column name | Description | |:---------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Value | The amount of Medicare spending per patient for a given hospital or region. (Numeric) | | Footnote | Any additional notes or information related to the value. (Text) | | Start_Date | The start date of the period for which the value applies. (Date) | | End_Date | The end date of the period for which the value applies. (Date) |

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors. If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Health.

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The "Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)" measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less or about the same per Medicare patient treated in a specific hospital, compared to how much Medicare spends per patient nationally. This measure includes any Medicare Part A and Part B payments made for services provided to a patient during the 3 days prior to the hospital stay, during the stay, and during the 30 days after discharge from the hospital.

The "Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)" measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less or about the same per Medicare patient treated in a specific hospital, compared to how much Medicare spends per patient nationally. This measure includes any Medicare Part A and Part B payments made for services provided to a patient during the 3 days prior to the hospital stay, during the stay, and during the 30 days after discharge from the hospital.

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The "Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)" measure shows whether Medicare spends more, less or about the same per Medicare patient treated in a specific hospital, compared to how much Medicare spends per patient nationally. This measure includes any Medicare Part A and Part B payments made for services provided to a patient during the 3 days prior to the hospital stay, during the stay, and during the 30 days after discharge from the hospital. The data displayed here are identical to the data displayed in the “Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)” file, except that this file displays hospitals’ measure values out to six decimal places instead of two decimal places.

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A list of hospitals participating in the Hospital VBP Program and their performance ratios and scores for the Efficiency Medicare Spending per Beneficiary (MSPB) measure.

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