Table 3:
Main Results of Regressions of HCBS Use on HCBS Generosity Measures
| Medicaid Sample | Bottom 1/3 Income Distribution Sample | |||||||
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| Weighted | Unweighted | Weighted | Unweighted | |||||
| Main Independent Variable | Coefficient | N | Coefficient | N | Coefficient | N | Coefficient | N |
| Percent of LTSS Spending that goes to HCBS | 0.065** | 2,059 | 0.049*** | 2,059 | 0.009 | 4,438 | 0.024*** | 4,438 |
| (0.025) | (0.013) | (0.016) | −0.008 | |||||
| HCBS Spending per Participant | −0.000 | 2,059 | −0.023** | 2,059 | −0.015 | 4,438 | −0.018*** | 4,438 |
| (0.021) | (0.011) | (0.012) | −0.006 | |||||
| HCBS Spending Per Capita among 65+ Population | 0.086*** | 2,059 | 0.060*** | 2,059 | 0.024** | 4,438 | 0.029*** | 4,438 |
| (0.019) | (0.011) | (0.012) | −0.006 | |||||
| HCBS Participants as a Percent of Total State Population | 0.078*** | 2,059 | 0.061*** | 2,059 | 0.027** | 4,438 | 0.033*** | 4,438 |
| (0.016) | (0.010) | (0.011) | −0.006 | |||||
| HCBS Participants as a Percent of Total Medicaid Population | 0.055*** | 2,059 | 0.042*** | 2,059 | 0.011 | 4,438 | 0.020*** | 4,438 |
| (0.020) | (0.012) | (0.012) | −0.007 | |||||
| Number of people on waitlist for HCBS Aged/Aged+Disabled per Population 65+ | −0.031 | 1,920 | −0.034*** | 1,920 | −0.005 | 4,157 | −0.011* | 4,157 |
| (0.024) | (0.010) | (0.012) | −0.006 | |||||
| Waiver Slots Targeting A/AD per Population 65+ | −0.013 | 641 | 0.029 | 645 | 0.018 | 1,498 | 0.032** | 1,498 |
| (0.024) | (0.023) | (0.016) | −0.013 | |||||
Notes:
Standard errors in parentheses
p<0.01
p<0.05
p<0.1
HCBS=Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services