Table 5.
Predicted Utilization for Simulated Scenarios, Rural Uninsured
| Physician Visits | Nonphysician Visits | ED Visits | Any Expenditures | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simulation Variable | Simulation Value | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | SE |
| Distance to ED | 25th pctile | 1.82 | (0.11)** | 0.69 | (0.12) | 0.19 | (0.02) | 0.60 | (0.01) |
| 75th pctile | 1.62 | (0.09)** | 0.70 | (0.12) | 0.16 | (0.01) | 0.59 | (0.01) | |
| Distance to public hospital | 25th pctile | 1.67 | (0.11) | 0.60 | (0.10)* | 0.18 | (0.01) | 0.59 | (0.01) |
| 75th pctile | 1.69 | (0.10) | 0.73 | (0.12)* | 0.16 | (0.02) | 0.59 | (0.01) | |
| Distance to BPHC provider | 25th pctile | 1.80 | (0.11)** | 0.78 | (0.14)* | 0.17 | (0.01) | 0.60 | (0.01) |
| 75th pctile | 1.55 | (0.09)** | 0.63 | (0.11) | 0.16 | (0.01) | 0.58 | (0.01) | |
| Primary care physicians per 1,000 | 25th pctile | 1.67 | (0.10) | 0.68 | (0.12) | 0.18 | (0.01)* | 0.60 | (0.01) |
| 75th pctile | 1.69 | (0.10) | 0.70 | (0.12) | 0.16 | (0.01)* | 0.58 | (0.01) | |
Notes
**
p <.01 for difference between 25th percentile and 75th percentile.
*
p <.05 for difference between 25th percentile and 75th percentile.
ED, emergency department; BPHC, Bureau of Primary Healthcare; pctile, percentile.