1. Medicare: 202% more likely to be readmitted than those with private coverage
2. Medicaid: 71% more likely to be readmitted compared to private coverage
3. 4 or more chronic conditions: 51% more likely to be readmitted than those with 0 to 1 chronic condition.
4. Patients living in rural areas: 63% less likely to be readmitted than metropolitan patients.
5. 35-to-44 age group: 19% more likely to be readmitted compared to 18-to-34 age group
6. 45-to-64 age group: 39% more likely to be readmitted compared to 18-to-34 age group
7. 65-to-74 age group: 40% more likely to be readmitted compared to 18-to-34 age group
8. 75-to-84 age group: 56% more likely to be readmitted compared to 18-to-34 age group
9. Descriptive data showed that areas with 0 to 4 primary care physicians per 100,000 population had the highest readmission rates (16.5%) compared to an overall average of 12% across all areas.

Notes: From an article entitled, "Multilevel Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in Selected US States: Role of Socioeconomic Characteristics of Patients and Their Community," by Jayasree Basu.

Source: Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology, June 1, 20200

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