Table 4.
Probability of Any Use/Expenditure | Level of Use† | Expenditures† | |
---|---|---|---|
Total outpatient care‡ | .87 | — | −0.30 |
Primary care physician | −.14 | −0.53** | −0.40 |
Specialty physician | −.15 | 0.25 | 0.20 |
Outpatient | −.85* | 0.07 | 0.14 |
Emergency room | −.85 | −0.84 | −0.94 |
Prescription drugs | −2.50 | 0.15 | −0.13 |
Subcategories of prescription drugs | |||
Preferred (brand) | −1.24* | 0.01 | −0.01 |
Nonpreferred (brand) | .44 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
Generic | |||
Essential | −.12 | 0.20 | −0.16 |
Discretionary | −.63 | 0.18 | −0.88 |
Conditional on any level of use/expenditures.
Sum of all expenditures in PCP, specialty physician, outpatient, ER, and prescription drugs.
Significant at the p≤.05 level.
Significant at the p≤.01 level.