Health
Affairs recently published an article on
employee health spending relative to income level. Here are some key findings
from the report:
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Annual healthcare spending per
patient was $4,835 for the lowest-wage group.
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19% in the lowest-wage group used
preventive care, versus 38% in the highest.
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Lowest-wage employees had 31 hospital
admissions per 1,000 versus 17/1,000.
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Low earners had 4x the rate of
avoidable admissions (4.3/1,000 vs. 0.9/1,000).
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ER visits were 3x higher for
lowest-wage employees (370/1,000 vs. 120/1,000).
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Annual healthcare spending per
patient was $5,074 for the highest-wage group.
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Source:
Health Affairs, February 2017
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