News Report | January 6, 2019
MyCare Ohio Duals Demo Cut Inpatient Utilization By 21% In Year One
During its first full year, the Ohio Medicaid MyCare demonstration project for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid reduced inpatient utilization by 21%. The probability of inpatient admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions dropped by 14.3%. The probability of an inpatient admission for a chronic, but ambulatory care sensitive condition dropped by 13.2%. Skilled nursing facility (SNF) admissions were 15.3% lower. The probability of SNF stays longer than 90 days was also lower. However, the demonstration also resulted in a 10.3% increase in preventable emergency room visits.
These findings were reported in "Financial Alignment Initiative . . .