Overall, there were approximately 3,300,000 all-cause 30-day readmissions across all payer types. Medicare patients accounted for 1,800,000 readmissions, Medicaid patients experienced 700,000 readmissions, privately insured patients experienced 600,000 readmissions and uninsured patients experienced 200,000 readmissions.
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Here are the top 10 conditions with the most all-cause 30-day readmissions for Medicaid patients in 2011, listed in descending order by total number of readmissions.
1. Mood disorders – 41,600
2. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders – 35,800
3. Diabetes mellitus with complications – 23,700
4. Complications of pregnancy – 21.500
5. Alcohol-related disorders – 20,500
6. Early or threatened labor – 19,000
7. Congestive heart failure; nonhypertensive- 18,800
8. Septicemia (except in labor) – 17,600
9. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis – 16,400
10. Substance-related disorders – 15,200
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