North Dakota, Wyoming and Wisconsin saw the highest increases in hospital expenses per visit

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May 19, 2020, 10:40 ET

SEATTLE, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard®, a LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online insurance marketplaces released a report on states with the highest hospital expenses. The influx brought on from the pandemic comes at a time where hospital expenses are at an all-time high after a decade of steep increases.

Over the last decade, each state, with the exception of Alaska and Maryland, has experienced an increase in hospital expenses. The rate of increase varies by state, but the reasons for increased expenses are likely similar. Our complex health insurance system in the United States leaves us in tremendous debt, and hospitals must continue to increase health care costs to offset the losses incurred by health insurance deficiencies.

Key findings:

North Dakota, Wyoming and Wisconsin saw the highest increases in hospital expenses per visit.
North Dakota, Connecticut and Oregon have the highest hospital expenses per visit in America.
Nearly 10% of Americans are uninsured, leaving $35 billion dollars in uncompensated health care annually.
Hospital debt increased from $617 million in 2015 to $56 billion in 2018.
The complex American health insurance system leaves a total of 8% of health care costs going towards administrative costs. Other developed countries spend 1% to 3% on administrative costs.
The average hospital expense for an inpatient visit costs $2,335 ⁠— 36% higher from a decade ago.

Rank	Location	2009 Average	2018 Average	Rate Change
1	North Dakota	$1,238	$3,573	188.61%
2	Wyoming	$1,293	$2,473	91.26%
3	Wisconsin	$1,629	$2,807	72.31%
4	Idaho	$1,781	$2,966	66.54%
5	Vermont	$1,586	$2,633	66.02%
6	New York	$1,811	$2,894	59.80%
7	Nebraska	$1,347	$2,140	58.87%
8	Connecticut	$2,238	$3,481	55.54%
9	Minnesota	$1,317	$2,048	55.50%
10	Illinois	$1,646	$2,522	53.22%
11	West Virginia	$952	$1,446	51.89%
12	Ohio	$1,812	$2,702	49.12%
13	Kansas	$1,344	$1,963	46.06%
14	Arkansas	$1,361	$1,984	45.78%
15	Tennessee	$1,381	$2,013	45.76%
16	New Mexico	$1,985	$2,826	42.37%
17	California	$2,239	$3,180	42.03%
18	Kentucky	$1,434	$2,020	40.86%
19	Colorado	$2,086	$2,931	40.51%
20	Pennsylvania	$1,356	$1,892	39.53%
21	Oregon	$2,459	$3,426	39.32%
22	Michigan	$1,439	$1,991	38.36%
23	Texas	$1,944	$2,664	37.04%
24	Utah	$2,104	$2,883	37.02%
25	Hawaii	$1,656	$2,235	34.96%
26	Louisiana	$1,522	$2,054	34.95%
27	Oklahoma	$1,441	$1,939	34.56%
28	Washington	$2,516	$3,385	34.54%
29	Maine	$1,331	$1,785	34.11%
30	Arizona	$1,874	$2,482	32.44%
31	Indiana	$1,816	$2,391	31.66%
32	South Dakota	$1,563	$2,053	31.35%
33	New Jersey	$1,828	$2,399	31.24%
34	North Carolina	$1,579	$2,050	29.83%
35	New Hampshire	$1,871	$2,400	28.27%
36	Georgia	$1,262	$1,607	27.34%
37	Virginia	$1,970	$2,435	23.60%
38	Florida	$1,707	$2,105	23.32%
39	Alabama	$1,294	$1,582	22.26%
40	South Carolina	$1,745	$2,052	17.59%
41	Missouri	$1,789	$2,101	17.44%
42	Mississippi	$1,265	$1,472	16.36%
43	Massachusetts	$2,066	$2,390	15.68%
44	Rhode Island	$2,235	$2,509	12.26%
45	Montana	$1,444	$1,599	10.73%
46	Iowa	$1,442	$1,595	10.61%
47	Nevada	$2,018	$2,213	9.66%
48	Delaware	$1,954	$2,062	5.53%
49	Maryland	$2,093	$2,080	-0.62%
50	Alaska	$2,354	$2,188	-7.05%

Methodology
We analyzed American Hospital Association data via Kaiser Family Foundation on hospital expenses per visit in each state from 2009 to 2018. We compared hospital expense averages in each state over a 10-year period to see which states have seen the largest increases in hospital expenses. Final rankings are based on states that saw the largest percentage increases in hospital expenses per visit.

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