TABLE 1.
Description of Urban Physicians from the Community Tracking Study, 2000/2001
| Percentage of Physicians (n= 9,178) | |
|---|---|
| Physician and Practice Characteristics | |
| Age | |
| <35 | 8.4 |
| 35–44 | 36.5 |
| 45–54 | 35.2 |
| 55–64 | 15.0 |
| 65+ | 4.9 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 23.7 |
| Male | 76.3 |
| Race | |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 76.1 |
| Asian | 12.4 |
| African American | 3.4 |
| Hispanic | 5.5 |
| Other | 2.7 |
| Type of physician | |
| Internist | 14.9 |
| Pediatrician | 8.7 |
| Family practice/general practice | 15.0 |
| Medical specialist | 33.6 |
| Surgical specialist | 20.8 |
| Obstetrician/gynecologist | 7.0 |
| Board certification | |
| Certified or eligible | 85.8 |
| Neither | 14.2 |
| Medical school | |
| United States | 78.4 |
| Foreign | 21.6 |
| Type of practice | |
| Office-based | 75.0 |
| Institutional | 25.0 |
| Medicaid Characteristics | |
| Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement ratio | |
| <65% | 19.9 |
| 65%–<80% | 54.4 |
| 80%+ | 25.8 |
| Medicaid hassle factora | |
| Low (<35%) | 40.7 |
| Medium (35%–<45%) | 22.8 |
| High (45%+) | 36.5 |
| Percentage of county population receiving Medicaid | |
| <10% | 41.4 |
| 10%–<15% | 30.1 |
| 15%+ | 28.5 |
| Medicaid managed care penetration rate | |
| 0% | 24.5 |
| >0%–<25% | 12.0 |
| 25%–<50% | 22.4 |
| 50%+ | 41.2 |
a
Percentages of pediatricians surveyed in a given state reporting that Medicaid paperwork was “very important” in their decision to limit or not participate in Medicaid (Berman et al. 2002).