Table 1.
Summary characteristics of NP- HBPC utilization rates by scope-of-practice status.
| All | Full scope-of-practice (23; 45%) |
Reduced scope-of-practice (16; 31%) |
Restricted scope-of-practice (12; 24%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Overall HBPC | 63 (49.2) | 49.1 (50.7) | 63 (38.2) | 89.9 (51.6) |
| HBPC in private residences | 22.5 (25.8) | 15.4 (28.9) | 27.4 (24.2) | 29.5 (19.2) |
| HBPC in domiciliary settings | 40.5 (33.9) | 33.6 (33.7) | 35.6 (23.6) | 60.4 (40.5) |
| a Overall HBPC | 40.4 (3.3) | 24.5 (4.3) | 51.0 (2.0) | 77.3 (1.8) |
| a HBPC in private residences | 10.6 (5.0) | 4.6 (6.9) | 18.4 (2.7) | 25.0 (1.8) |
| a HBPC in domiciliary settings | 24.1 (4.3) | 15.2 (6.8) | 27.2 (2.3) | 49.1 (2.0) |
| b FFS population in 1000 | 648 (593.9) | 291.9 (221.4) | 718 (473.9) | 1237 (740.6) |
| c LTSS Scorecard rankings of assisted living and residential care units per 1000 older adults | 24.4 (14.1) | 18 (14; 13) | 30.5 (14.7) | 28.5 (7.8) |
| d State-level %Black population | 11.3 (10.7) | 6.6 (10.6; 3.3) | 14.7 (10.3) | 15.8 (7.9) |
| d State-level %Hispanic population | 11.9 (10.3) | 12.6 (11.1; 10.5) | 8.8 (5.9) | 14.6 (12.8) |
| State-level %population living below the poverty line who were 65+ years old | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.3 (0.3; 1.3) | 1.5 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.2) |
| d State-level median household income level | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| ≤ $47999 | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (19%) | 0 (0%) |
| $48,000 – $60,999 | 22 (43%) | 8 (35%) | 6 (38%) | 8 (67%) |
| $61,000 – $81,999 | 23 (45%) | 13 (57%) | 6 (38%) | 4 (33%) |
| ≥ $82,000 | 3 (6%) | 2 (9%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
Note: Data in HBPC visits delivered by nurse practitioners were based on 2019 provider PUF, https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/Physician-and-Other-Supplier;
, geometric mean and the equivalent SD based on the natural log transformed data;
, based on state-level enrollment PUF Medicare Geographic Variation - by National, State & County. Accessed June 28, 2021, https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Geographic-Variation/GV_PUF;
, based on 20020 data from the Long-Term Services & Supports State Scorecard. Accessed November 9, 2021, http://www.longtermscorecard.org/;
, based on 2015–2019 ACS data;