Firearm Injuries: Health Care Service Needs & Costs (GAO 21-515)

The report was released in July 2021 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report describes the initial hospital costs of firearm injuries in the U.S. and what is known about the costs of subsequent care, as well as the post-discharge services that may be needed to treat these injuries. The GAO analyzed hospital data for 2016 and 2017 collected by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality related to the initial costs of treating firearm injuries, and conducted a literature review on the health care costs of these injuries following discharge . . .