Public sector HMO members report more hospital days in Medicaid, Medicare study

Data Benchmarks: Medicaid, Medicare study reveals that public-sector HMO members have higher hospital utilization. Based on an excerpt from National Health Information's book, Managed Medicaid: Data Sourcebook, this benchmarking data can help providers with Medicare and Medicaid risk contracts compare their utilization data with national statistics and be better prepared at the bargaining table.