Wisconsin Medicaid's fiscal agent, Electronic Data Systems. Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse. Wisconsin Medicaid 1996 HMO Comparison Report Hospitalization and Asthma B irth-related hospitalizations accounted for 70 percent of all Medicaid hospitalization in 1996. Birth-related hospital discharges accounted for 70 percent of all Medicaid discharges in 1996. Asthmatic HMO enrollees living in Milwaukee County are hospitalized for asthma about twice as often as those not living in Milwaukee County.
Hospital Stays in Wisconsin.
Asthma and Asthma Hospitalizations. Click here to learn about PDF files. 1996 HMO Comparison Report. A significant percentage of GMS hospitalizations were for diagnoses deemed to be avoidable through optimal outpatient management. A sthma is one of those diagnoses and is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization of children and young adults.