There is no set definition of who constitutes a super-utilizer. Generally, they are patients who are among the top 1 percent based on their health care expenses, not including trauma victims or ...

There is growing consensus among health care providers that the health care system must do a better job of recognizing and addressing patients’ social circumstances and needs. Addressing the social ...

In 2020, 672,727 or 1% Medicaid Beneficiaries consumed $174 billion of healthcare services. The top 1% Medicaid super-utilizers accounted for 25% of the 2020 Medicaid budget, averaging $260,000 ...

A high utilizer is an individual who repeatedly visits an emergency department, continually taxing health care resources. That’s how medical experts define the term, anyway. But that’s just one of the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - After the Washington State Supreme Court struck down Spokane's anti-camping ban within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, and daycare centers, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown leaned on existing ...

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison announced a new High Utilizer Initiative this week that aims to identify individuals responsible for repeat criminal activity across the city. “That’s so Seattle,” ...

Mr. Jackson (not his real name) is a 42-year old man who was hospitalized three times in a seven-month period at Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania. These hospitalizations were due to ...

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