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. 2004 Feb;39(1):131–152. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00219.x

Table 4.

Effects of HMO Penetration and Competition on Revascularization and Cardiac Catheterization Rates

Revascularization Cardiac Catheterization


All Observations Full Year Follow-Up All Observations Full Year Follow-Up




Admission Admission 30-Day 1-Year Admission Admission 30-Day 1-Year
HMO penetration – medium 0.919 0.873 0.87 0.875 0.87 0.801* 0.815 0.809*
[0.97] [1.35] [1.45] [1.56] [1.51] [2.09] [1.95] [2.16]
HMO penetration – high 0.86 0.778* 0.784* 0.812* 0.809* 0.711** 0.723** 0.734**
[1.69] [2.44] [2.48] [2.40] [2.23] [3.12] [3.03] [3.07]
HMO competition – medium 1.039 1.058 1.066 1.045 1.0% 1.155 1.162* 1.149*
[0.59] [0.82] [0.97] [0.75] [1.32] [1.94] [2.06] [2.00]
HMO competition – high 1.072 1.145 1.165 1.086 1.177 1.305** 1.341** 1.287**
[0.81] [1.47] [1.75] [1.06] [1.82] [2.79] [3.15] [2.83]
Hospital competition – medium 1.222 1.276* 1.243 1.211 1.293* 1.346* 1.321* 1.288*
[1.85] [2.03] [1.92] [1.91] [2.22] [2.30] [2.20] [2.10]
Hospital competition – high 1.527** 1.541** 1.476** 1.380* 1.547** 1.521** 1.480* 1.421*
[2.97] [2.83] [2.70] [2.51] [2.93] [2.61] [2.48] [2.32]
Government 0.955 0.993 1.021 1.009 1.028 1.024 1.02 1.027
[0.63] [0.08] [0.25] [0.12] [0.42] [0.30] [0.25] [0.36]
For-Profit 1.235** 1.297** 1.279** 1.232** 1.251** 1.312** 1.309** 1.290**
[3.17] [3.71] [3.72] [3.52] [3.28] [3.68] [3.81] [3.77]
Teaching 1.05 1.029 1.027 1.051 1.118* 1.115* 1.101 1.108*
[0.97] [0.55] [0.54] [1.09] [2.18] [2.07] [1.87] [2.03]
Bed Size 151–300 1.357** 1.393** 1.369** 1.317** 1.600** 1.619** 1.569** 1.491**
[5.29] [5.13] [5.23] [5.08] [7.87] [7.03] [6.81] [6.33]
Bed Size 301–500 1.794** 1.881** 1.785** 1.629** 2.129** 2.198** 2.109** 1.961**
[9.45] [9.11] [8.95] [8.30] [11.98] [10.86] [10.64] [10.04]
BedSize > 500 2.334** 2.574** 2.340** 2.057** 2.804** 3.012** 2.819** 2.608**
[12.37] [12.84] [12.26] [11.28] [14.24] [13.84] [13.41] [12.89]
Observations 93,386 58,025 58,025 58,025 93,386 58,025 58,025 58,025
Pseudo R2 0.188 0.192 0.196 0.199 0.255 0.263 0.265 0.264

Robust z-statistics in brackets.

*

significant at 5%;

**

significant at 1%.

Models estimated using maximum likelihood logit and odds ratios shown.