Rates and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission Among Commercially Insured and Medicaid-Enrolled Patients Hospitalized With Systolic Heart Failure

Abstract

Compared with commonly cited Medicare HF readmission rates of 20% to 25%, Medicaid patients with systolic HF had lower 30-day readmission rates, and commercially insured patients had even lower rates. Even after adjustment for case mix, Medicaid patients were more likely to be readmitted than commercially insured patients, suggesting that more attention should be focused on readmissions among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.