Table 3.
Odds Ratios from Logistic Regression Models Predicting Taking New Medi-Cal Patients among Physicians Accepting Any New Patients
| Predictor | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|
| Primary care physicians | 1.0 | |
| Specialists | 1.40* | 1.07 to 1.83 |
| Age ≤50 y | 1.0 | |
| Age >50 y | 1.02 | 0.79 to 1.32 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| African American | 2.47† | 1.56 to 3.90 |
| Asian | 1.43* | 1.04 to 1.96 |
| Latino | 1.85† | 1.23 to 2.77 |
| Other | 1.04 | 0.52 to 2.08 |
| White | 1.0 | |
| Female | 1.0 | |
| Male | 0.87 | 0.61 to 1.24 |
| International medical school graduate | 1.92† | 1.41 to 2.59 |
| U.S. medical school graduate | 1.0 | |
| Board-certified | 0.83 | 0.59 to 1.17 |
| Not board-certified | 1.0 | |
| Practice setting | ||
| Group model HMO | 1.50* | 1.01 to 2.21 |
| Group practice | 1.13 | 0.87 to 1.48 |
| Solo practice | 1.0 | |
| Income | 0.99 | 0.99 to 1.00 |
| Agree that Medi-Cal patients‡ | ||
| Have complex clinical problems | 1.03 | 0.75 to 1.41 |
| Have complex psychosocial problems | 1.05 | 0.74 to 1.50 |
| Are noncompliant | 0.84 | 0.61 to 1.14 |
| Require extra time | 1.19 | 0.88 to 1.61 |
| Unsettle other patients in the waiting room | 1.02 | 0.79 to 1.33 |
| Increase the risk of being sued | 0.76* | 0.58 to 0.99 |
* P < .05.
†
P < .005.
‡
Reference category is those physicians who disagreed with the attitude statement.
Analysis restricted to physicians accepting any new patients: 85% of primary care physicians, 98% of specialist physicians.