Impact of managed care varies by payer and region.
Data Library: What effect will managed care penetration have in your area of the country? Fewer patient days, fewer beds, fewer discharges? What toll will managed Medicare and Medicaid take? This month's column looks at projections on the effects of managed care on inpatient utilization by payer and by region. Some areas of the country might be alarmed by the numbers.
D005843:Geography; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data