Study Shows 30-percent Lower Need for Hospitalization, Millions of Dollars Saved Patients who utilize Medicare home health care after a hospital stay are at least 30 percent less likely to require another hospitalization within 30 days, according to a new study released today by the Home Care and Hospice Association of New Jersey. The study comes on the heels of the state’s recent recognition last summer of having the highest percentage of hospitals — 97 percent of the sta