HCUP Highlight Issue 2: Figure 3. Percent of Hospitalizations Billed to Payer, 2003

Figure 3. Percent of Hospitalizations Billed to Payer, 2003

Bar chart shows percentage of hospitalizations by type of cancer and type of payer. Breast Cancer: Medicare - 41%, Medicaid - 12%, Private Insurance - 43%, Uninsured/Other, 5%; Gynecologic Cancers: Medicare - 34%, Medicaid - 14%, Private Insurance - 45%, Uninsured/Other, 7%; Breast and Gynecologic Cancers: Medicare - 37%, Medicaid - 13%, Private Insurance - 44%, Uninsured/Other, 6%.

Source: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2003.

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