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A gradient-boosted classifier was developed on administrative claims and validated through stratified five-fold cross-validation. Predictions were translated into clinical, financial, and systemic impact levels.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The model achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.862, outperforming logistic regression (0.831). Among 13,105 episodes, 4,658 patients were identified as potentially having reducible length of stay, projecting 6,459 potentially recoverable bed-days pending clinical review. Restricted to 5,784 inpatient admissions, optimized discharge timing reduced total expenditure by 22.9% (USD 1,306,306, purchasing power parity-adjusted); 75.0% of savings accrued to patients as reduced out-of-pocket payments and only 25.0% to the insurer, reflecting a mean insurance coverage rate of 27.7% for this care pathway. Freed capacity could accommodate 1,328 additional admissions without infrastructure expansion. Public hospital patients and those aged 60 years and above showed the greatest benefit, with out-of-pocket reductions of 43.8% and 35.5% respectively. The strongest predictor of prolonged stay was payer-classification status rather than any clinical variable, revealing a structural misalignment between insurance administration and discharge practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Machine learning applied to routine insurance claims can reliably flag patients for clinical discharge review and quantify multi-dimensional system impacts. 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