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State Variation in Hospital Use and Cost of Firearm Assault Injury, 2010
Copyright © August 2014. Urban Institute. Permission is granted for reproduction of this file, with attribution to the Urban Institute.The complete article may be found at: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/413210-State-Variation-in-Hospital-Use-and-Cost-of-Firearm-Assault-Injury-2010.pdf
Highlights
Among the six states studied, there are substantial differences in firearm-assault injury hospital use, hospital mortality, and the percentage of firearm-assault injury hospital costs borne by the public.
Hospital use for firearm-assault injury is disproportionately concentrated among young males, particularly young black males, in all six study states.
Uninsured victims have higher hospital mortality rates for firearm-assault injury in five of six study states.
The public pays a substantial portion of the hospital cost for injuries caused by firearm assault. Public health insurance paid 52 percent of the cost nationally in 2010 (19 to 64 percent across the six study states). The uninsured, whose care is often paid by the public, represented 17 to 59 percent of costs.
Among the six states studied, there are substantial differences in firearm-assault injury hospital use, hospital mortality, and the percentage of firearm-assault injury hospital costs borne by the public.
Hospital use for firearm-assault injury is disproportionately concentrated among young males, particularly young black males, in all six study states.
Uninsured victims have higher hospital mortality rates for firearm-assault injury in five of six study states.
The public pays a substantial portion of the hospital cost for injuries caused by firearm assault. Public health insurance paid 52 percent of the cost nationally in 2010 (19 to 64 percent across the six study states). The uninsured, whose care is often paid by the public, represented 17 to 59 percent of costs.