Average Length of Stay for Discharges by Expected Primary Payer, 1997-2007

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Medicare	6.3	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.6
Medicaid	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3
Private Insurance	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.8
Uninsured	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0
Note: Uninsured includes discharges classified as self-pay or no charge.

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