Table 2.
Demographic and Policy Predictors of Disenrollment
Variable | Equation 1: Drop-Out Odds Ratio† | Equation 2: New Insurance Odds Ratio† | Equation 3: Lost Eligibility Odds Ratio† |
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State and county parameters | |||
MCO penetration | 1.007 (.007) | 1.008* (.004) | 1.002 (.007) |
Reimbursement rate | 0.93*** (.03) | 0.99 (.02) | 0.99 (.02) |
Frequent recertification | 1.14 (.57) | 1.23 (.47) | 0.60 (.31) |
Face-to-face interview | 1.59 (.73) | 0.99 (.33) | 1.32 (.60) |
Individual and household traits | |||
Age | |||
0–1 | 1.37 (.30) | 1.05 (.19) | 0.58* (.18) |
2–5 | 0.97 (.15) | 1.05 (.13) | 1.06 (.19) |
6–12 | 0.99 (.12) | 1.01 (.11) | 1.16 (.18) |
>12 | 1.00 (—) | 1.00 (—) | 1.00 (—) |
Parents education | |||
No high school diploma | 0.69 (.24) | 0.47*** (.11) | 0.41*** (.13) |
HS graduate, no college | 0.90 (.31) | 0.61** (.14) | 0.69 (.20) |
Some college | 0.94 (.34) | 1.00 (.23) | 0.84 (.25) |
College graduate | 1.00 (—) | 1.00 (—) | 1.00 (—) |
Race | |||
Native American | 0.44 (.23) | 1.65 (.63) | 0.60 (.35) |
Black | 1.09 (.23) | 0.88 (.13) | 0.51*** (.13) |
Asian | 0.90 (.53) | 1.67 (.57) | 1.54 (.71) |
White | 1.00 (—) | 1.00 (—) | 1.00 (—) |
Other demographics | |||
Male | 0.78*** (.08) | 1.01 (.08) | 1.12 (.14) |
Urban | 0.94 (.20) | 1.09 (.18) | 1.09 (.24) |
Latino household head | 1.28 (.29) | 0.85 (.14) | 0.77 (.20) |
Sibling on Medicaid | 0.51*** (.07) | 0.61*** (.07) | 0.46*** (.07) |
Sample size | n=4,113 | n=5,551 | n=5,496 |
Notes:Standard errors in parentheses.
p<.10,
p<.05,
p<.01.