Exhibit 2.8. Alcoholism Number and Distribution of Discharges with a Principal Diagnosis of Alcoholism by Expected Payer, 2005
Expected Payer All Discharges Alcohol-related Disorder Discharges
Number of discharges
All payers 39,163,800 298,000
Medicare 14,556,700 50,700
Medicaid 7,642,000 78,700
Private insurance 13,684,300 88,400
Uninsured 2,096,000 64,000
Other 1,184,800 16,200
Percent distribution
All payers 100.0 100.0
Medicare 37.2 17.0
Medicaid 19.5 26.4
Private insurance 34.9 29.7
Uninsured 5.4 21.5
Other 3.0 5.5
Standard errors
All payers 765,017 19,193
Medicare 337,593 2,319
Medicaid 271,987 11,584
Private insurance 421,263 6,187
Uninsured 119,171 5,009
Other 60,263 1,686
Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2005.

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