Table 4:

Results of Regressions of HCBS Use on HCBS Generosity Measures Among Older Adults Living Alone

	Medicaid Sample				Bottom 1/3 Income Distribution Sample
	Lives Alone Weighted		Lives Alone Unweighted		Lives Alone Weighted		Lives Alone Unweighted
Main Independent Variable	Coefficient	N	Coefficient	N	Coefficient	N	Coefficient	N
Percent of LTSS Spending that goes to HCBS	0.060*	895	0.062***	905	−0.001	2,090	0.027**	2,090
	(0.034)		(0.019)		(0.020)		(0.011)
HCBS Spending per Participant	−0.019	895	−0.039**	905	−0.028	2,090	−0.031***	2,090
	(0.031)		(0.016)		(0.017)		(0.009)
HCBS Spending Per Capita among 65+ Population	0.094***	895	0.064***	905	0.022	2,090	0.028***	2,090
	(0.029)		(0.016)		(0.016)		(0.008)
HCBS Participants as a Percent of Total State Population	0.104***	895	0.079***	905	0.031**	2,090	0.040***	2,090
	(0.023)		(0.014)		(0.015)		(0.008)
HCBS Participants as a Percent of Total Medicaid Population	0.086***	895	0.066***	905	0.019	2,090	0.032***	2,090
	(0.028)		(0.017)		(0.017)		(0.009)
Number of people on waitlist for HCBS Aged/Aged+Disabled per Population 65+	−0.023	836	−0.030**	848	−0.006	1,958	−0.008	1,958
	(0.028)		(0.014)		(0.015)		(0.008)
Waiver Slots Targeting A/AD per Population 65+	−0.046	265	0.020	278	0	713	0.012	716
	(0.035)		(0.036)		(0.024)		(0.019)

Notes:

Standard errors in parentheses

^***p<0.01

^**p<0.05

^*p<0.1

HCBS=Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services