Examples of payer mix
| Payer Type | Louisiana General Population Payer Mixa | Inpatient Population Payer Mixb |
|---|---|---|
| Private insurance | 50.5% | 35.6% |
| Medicare | 13.1% | 25.8% |
| Medicaid | 28.3% | 31.9% |
| Uninsured | 8.1% | 6.7% |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
↵a Based on data from the Kaiser Family Foundation 2017.7 The source data included an additional payer type “Other Public,” which comprised military and the Veterans Health Administration. Our payer mix percentages were weighted to exclude this additional group, which made up 1% of the original mix.
↵b Derived from data from the Health Care Cost and Utilization Project and U.S. Census Bureau 2017.14,15