Millard: About 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are hospitalized annually
Kelsey Millard · a16z Podcast | The Realities of Aging / When Healthcare Is Local · Jan 2, 2019 · at 19:44
Kelsey Millard, an executive at home care startup Honor, discusses healthcare utilization statistics on the a16z Podcast.
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“About one in five Medicare beneficiaries are hospitalized annually.”
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