The changes in the percentage of hospital stays billed to private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, according to the brief, are as follows:
• Private Insurance — Decreased from 39 percent in 1997 to 32 percent in 2010
• Medicare — Increased from 36 percent in 1997 to 37 percent in 2010
• Medicaid — Increased from 16 percent in 1997 to 21 percent in 2010
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