Table 3.
Mean Values of Community Medicaid Participation Measures and Market-Level Characteristics, 1998–2001
| Alabama | Georgia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural N = 151 Communities, 14 Quarters Mean (SE) | Urban N = 110 Communities, 14 Quarters Mean (SE) | Rural N = 195 Communities, 12 Quarters Mean (SE) | Urban N = 100 Communities, 12 Quarters Mean (SE) | |
| Number limited | 2.7 (5.7) | 13.7 (32.5) | 3.7 (8.7) | 17.3 (36.7) |
| Ratio participating sites to primary care MDs | 1.3 (2.4) | 1.6 (3.4) | 1.1 (1.9) | 1.0 (1.3) |
| Mean MC office visit volume | 56.8 (86.2) | 42.9 (65.7) | 71.2 (86.3) | 62.2 (66.4) |
| % communities with clinic | 48.1% (50.0) | 30.2% (10.8) | 16.1% (36.8) | 11.7% (32.1) |
| Median household income | $25,892 (5,153) | $31,434 (5,707) | $28,954 (5,886) | $39,713 (9,522) |
| % with>30% African American population | 28.8% (25.9) | 21.9% (17.4) | 31.8% (19.3) | 23.2 (17.4) |
| Ratio Primary care physicians per 100,000 children | 162.7 (103.7) | 571.3 (2004.8) | 181.7 (133.8) | 804.3 (4543.7) |
| % Medicaid children | 43.3% (17.4) | 30.8% (10.8) | 43.7% (13.0) | 29.9% (12.6) |
| % S-CHIP children | 2.5% (1.8) | 2.1% (1.4) | 3.1% (3.3) | 2.2% (2.1%) |
| % HMO enrollment | 0.7% (3.3) | 11.3% (9.9) | 1.0% (4.5) | 17.3% (13.7) |
| Mean fee index | 72.3 (9.3) | 73.6 (9.8) | 61.0 (3.5) | 59.3 (3.9) |