Table 3.

Estimated Discharge Parameters and Marginal Effects (Based on Random 20% of the Patients N = 128,785)

	Medicare Only		Difference of Dual Eligibles
Coefficient (Alpha)	Marginal Effects	Coefficient (Beta)	Marginal Effects
Distance from residential ZIP code	−0.0810*** [−15.61]	−0.150	0.0125*** [3.743]	0.01
Distance from origin hospital	−0.0651*** [−14.93]	−0.153	0.0183*** [6.106]	0.024
Occupancy rate	0.622*** [3.505]	0.0182	−0.139 [−1.269]	0.0023
Total number of beds	0.00172** [2.111]	0.0041	0.00149*** [3.237]	0.0004
Percent of Medicaid residents	−0.0185*** [−23.65]	−0.044	0.01000*** [10.60]	0.021
Member of a chain	0.0853** [2.345]	0.210	0.102*** [3.497]	0.34
For-profit ownership	0.196*** [4.186]	0.501	0.00618 [0.187]	0.12
Percent of residents that are black	−0.0192*** [−8.995]	−0.045	0.0158*** [12.72]	0.035
Total number of FTE CNAs	−0.00532** [−2.517]	−0.013	0.000712 [0.455]	0.001
Total number of FTE RNs	0.0186*** [6.020]	0.0451	−0.0139*** [−4.477]	−0.032
Total number of FTE LPNs	0.0268*** [7.225]	0.065	−0.0103** [−2.423]	−0.02
Average RUGS III case-mix index	2.667*** [16.85]	0.142	0.270** [2.058]	0.042
Hospital-based	0.555*** [8.018]	0.016	0.159*** [2.688]	0.009
ProPAC acuity index	−0.00481*** [−9.489]	−0.012	0.00169* [1.922]	0.001
Health deficiency score	−0.00183 [−0.497]	−0.004	0.00414 [1.542]	0.002

Note.

^***p < 0.01

^**p < 0.05

^*p < 0.1.

Column 1 presents the coefficients of different SNF characteristics for Medicare-only patients and column 2 shows the coefficients of those characteristics interacted with dual-eligibility dummy, that is, how different the coefficients for duals compared with the nonduals. Marginal effects are calculated as percentage change in likelihood of being discharged to an SNF in response to a one unit of change in corresponding characteristics. Robust z-statistics (clustering at state level) in brackets.

CNA, certified nursing assistant; FTE, full-time equivalent; LPN, licensed practical nurse; RN, registered nurse; RUGS, resource utilization group.