Inpatient Behavioral Health Days Per 1000 For Florida Medicaid Average 130: Significant Variance By Population And Reduced Days Per Thousand Noted

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistics Florida Health Partnership (FHP), the pilot Medicaid behavioral health waiver program in the Tampa area, reported an average of 130.0 inpatient days per thousand in the year 2000. In the period 1998 to 2000, FHP reduced inpatient days for the eligible population by 9.1% from 143.0 in 1998. J. David Moore, M.D., Medical Director of ValueOptions, said the inpatient days per thousand were reduced by providing more complete services and improving the continuum of care for members. He said that before FHP and the . . .