Table 2.
Treatment & Health Outcomes for Heart-Related Emergencies
A. Florida Locals | ||||||
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Dependent Variable: Mortality | ||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
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log(costs) | 0.025 (0.0020) | 0.013 (0.0020) | ||||
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Local area: mean log(costs) | mortality | −0.0061 (0.0043) | 0.0048 (0.0038) | −0.0020 (0.0037) | −0.0030 (0.0039) | ||
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Controls for Personal Characteristics | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Controls for Patient ZIP Code Characteristics | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Controls for Area Prices | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
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Observations | 749762 | |||||
Mean of Dep. Variable | 0.057 | |||||
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B. Visitors | ||||||
Dependent Variable: Mortality | ||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | |
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log(Costs) | 0.025 (0.0025) | 0.012 (0.0024) | ||||
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Local area: mean log(costs) | mortality | −0.035 (0.0094) | −0.029 (0.0082) | −0.028 (0.0081) | -0.028 (0.0082) | ||
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Controls for Personal Characteristics | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Controls for Patient ZIP Code Characteristics | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Controls for Area Prices | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
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Observations | 37185 | |||||
Mean of Dependent Variable | 0.058 |
The models are estimated by OLS and the standard errors are clustered at the Health Service Area level. Personal characteristics include the variables in Table A3, as well as indicators for each age, 5-year age indicators interacted with the white indicator, day of the week, and home state.