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. 2008 Jun;43(3):951–970. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00812.x

Table 3.

Multilevel Model Findings on Facilities' Adoption of Naltrexone

Dependent Variable: Facility Adopted Naltrexone as Pharmacotherapy

Model 1 (N1=13,290) Model 2 (N1=12,439, N2=47)


Independent Variables Coefficients Standard Error p- Value Coefficients Standard Error p- Value
Facility-level variables
Intercept −2.596 0.158 <.0001 −2.616 1.404 .073
Primary focus: general health care 0.949 0.311 .002 1.008 0.328 .002
Primary focus: mental health services 0.306 0.117 .009 0.428 0.121 .000
Primary focus: SATX/mental health mix 0.931 0.164 <.0001 0.924 0.173 <.0001
Primary focus: not SATX/MH/mix −0.524 0.309 .090 −0.590 0.326 .071
Affiliation w/hospital 0.778 0.093 <.0001 0.811 0.096 <.0001
Hospital in-patient SATX 0.516 0.101 <.0001 0.465 0.106 <.0001
No out-patient SATX −0.452 0.099 <.0001 −0.477 0.103 <.0001
Nonhospital residential SATX 0.238 0.084 .004 0.242 0.087 .005
No relapse prevention groups −0.626 0.089 <.0001 −0.612 0.092 <.0001
No aftercare counseling −0.227 0.082 .006 −0.251 0.084 .003
No individual therapy −0.453 0.151 .003 −0.448 0.155 .004
No case management services −0.167 0.069 .016 −0.197 0.071 .006
No comprehensive SA assess/diagnosis −0.332 0.153 .029 −0.368 0.160 .021
No other social service assistance 0.004 0.072 .951 0.021 0.074 .775
Offers employment counseling and/or housing assistance 0.329 0.069 <.0001 0.344 0.071 <.0001
Accredited by JCAHO 0.622 0.078 <.0001 0.637 0.079 <.0001
For-profit −0.242 0.103 .019 −0.250 0.106 .018
Nonprofit −0.646 0.083 <.0001 −0.651 0.086 <.0001
Does not accept state-financed health insurance −0.183 0.072 .011 −0.201 0.074 .007
Does not accept Medicaid 0.104 0.078 .180 0.143 0.080 .073
Contracts w/MCOs for SATX 0.556 0.067 <.0001 0.551 0.069 <.0001
Does not use sliding fee scale 0.240 0.067 .000 0.262 0.069 .000
No fed/state/cty/local earmark funds 0.288 0.071 <.0001 0.289 0.073 <.0001
Licensed by mental health Department 0.237 0.072 .001 0.233 0.074 .002
Licensed by state SA agency −0.401 0.082 <.0001 −0.387 0.084 <.0001
% of clients treated for alcohol abuse 0.005 0.001 .000 0.005 0.001 .001
Operates an opioid treatment program 0.264 0.106 .013 0.230 0.108 .033
State-level Medicaid/managed care policies
Medicaid benefits for rehab—SA limitations −0.178 0.078 .031
Medicaid policy: generics on PDL/formulary 0.365 0.115 .004
State permits MCO/PCCM to set policies encouraging generics 0.671 0.201 .003
Medicaid policy: state preferred drug list −0.241 0.118 .050
State permits MCO/PCCM to set policies restricting access to pharm network −0.647 0.175 .001
Capitated/MCO delivers Medicaid benefits 0.568 0.194 .007
Medicaid policy: MCO delivers Rx −0.665 0.202 .003
Medicaid policy: lower generic copays 0.122 0.120 .315
Medicaid policy: generic rate paid for brand 0.044 0.104 .678
State-level capacity/financing and environment
Federal Medicaid assistance % (2002) 0.010 0.011 .378
State discretionary funding for substance abuse treatment (per capita) −0.007 0.029 .821
State public welfare expenditures per capita 0.690 0.232 .006
State health care expenditures per capita −2.359 1.139 .048
% counties w/no MH professional shortage 0.013 0.003 <.0001
% counties w/no primary care physician shortage −0.008 0.003 .012
State population median age −0.048 0.033 .159
% ages 26+ w/alcohol abuse/dependence 0.189 0.063 .006
% of state population in poverty, 2002–2004 average −0.040 0.023 .089
State government ideology index −0.004 0.002 .104
Goodness of fit: −2 residual log likelihood 72,649.3 68,169.9

MCO, managed care organization; PCCM, primary care case management; SATX, substance abuse treatment.