Hospital & ER Utilization Down Substantially During Pandemic

Oct 4, 2020 | COVID-19, MedBen Analytics, Reporting

Doctor with stethoscope on blurred hospital background.The MedBen Analytics COVID-19 Dashboard based on MedBen’s overall business block shows the pandemic’s effect on hospital, urgent care, and emergency care utilization. As of August 31:

  • Inpatient hospital claims saw a significant decrease in May, going down 32% from January. They have since gone up 10% from May to August.
  • Outpatient hospital claims took a big dip in May (down 61% from January), but are slowly climbing back up (64% from May to August).
  • Emergency room and urgent care claims have also seen huge declines. ER is down 42%, while urgent care has dropped 44% since January.
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