Fact Based List:

30-day readmission rates following surgical hospitalizations for acute conditions, by payer and age group

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  1. Pediatric (ages 1-17) Private - 6.3%
  2. Pediatric (ages 1-17) Medicaid - 8.7%
  3. Adult Private (ages 18-44) - 6.1%
  4. Adult Private (ages 45-64) - 8.4%
  5. Adult Medicaid (ages 18-44) - 11.8%
  6. Adult Medicaid (ages 45-64) - 18.3%
  7. Elderly (age 65 and older) Medicare - 17.0%

Source: HCUP Statistical Brief #127. February 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Source URL: http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb127.jsp