A new mapping and data tool from CMS allows web visitors to
visualize the density of a range of health care providers relative to the number
of consumers. The updated Market
Saturation and Utilization Tool uses Medicare claims data and can be sorted
by state or county. Policymakers can use the Tool for health services location
planning and to assess how provider supply impacts utilization. Services in the
Tool include ambulance, clinical lab, chiropractic, home health, hospice, long
term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and physical and occupational
therapies. Users per provider vary considerably in CT from access to
chiropractic care (we are in the lowest quartile) to long term care hospitals,
home health and hospice care (we are in the top quartile).
