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. 1993 Summer;14(4):111–132.

Table 10. Time-Series and Cross-Sectional Analysis of Medicaid Nursing Home per Diem Rates, by Reimbursement System and Case Mix: 1987-89.

Random-Effects Model Coefficient and (t-Score) for: Medicaid per Diem Reimbursement Rates

SNF ICF


Inflation Adjusted Not Adjusted Inflation Adjusted Not Adjusted
Intercept 142.31 130.71 131.23 121.44
Year in Period 12.44
(10.36)
15.46
(19.80)
11.09
(5.26)
13.13
(11.87)
Has Case Mix −0.21
(−0.10)
0.91
(0.36)
−0.46
(−0.30)
−0.20
(−0.10)
Prospective Facility-Specific 2.77
(1.46)
3.49
(1.58)
43.27
(2.44)
43.72
(2.17)
Prospective Class −3.62
(−0.96)
−3.66
(−0.84)
1.86
(0.68)
2.57
(0.74)
Combination Prospective-Retrospective −2.72
(−0.91)
−5.05
(−1.43)
0.55
(0.27)
−0.13
(−0.05)
Prospective Adjusted 3.01
(1.37)
27.85
(3.07)
27.70
(4.57)
213.54
(6.34)
Interactions—Year by:
Has Case Mix −0.47
(−1.21)
3−0.92
(−2.04)
−0.24
(−0.90)
−0.55
(−1.61)
Prospective Facility-Specific 1−1.65
(−5.68)
1−2.55
(−7.49)
−0.24
(−1.04)
3−0.52
(−1.73)
Prospective Class 1−1.89
(−5.08)
1−3.19
(−7.27)
1−1.07
(−3.77)
3−1.76
(−4.82)
Combination Prospective-Retrospective −0.57
(−0.99)
3−1.36
(−2.00)
0.40
(1.02)
0.41
(0.81)
Prospective, Adjusted 1− 1.43
(−4.69)
1−2.24
(−6.26)
−0.06
(−0.27)
−0.29
(−0.94)
N5 = 542
Mean (dollars) = 50.09 51.61 39.52 40.71
R-Square, Fixed Effects Model 20.904 20.902 20.928 20.911
R-Square Group Effects Only 0.862 0.681 0.888 0.699
R-Square Increase6 20.042 20.220 20.040 20.212
1

Significant at .01 level, using one-tailed tests for coefficients.

2

Significant at .01 level, using two-tailed test in the absence of a directional hypothesis.

3

Significant at .05 level, using one-tailed tests for coefficients.

4

Significant at .05 level, using two-tailed test in the absence of a directional hypothesis.

5

There are 8 missing cases in 50 States for 11 years.

6

A random-effects model is used. What Is reported, however, is the increment in variance explained for full model over model containing only group (State) effects.

NOTES: Numbers in parentheses are t-scores. SNF is skilled nursing facility. ICF is intermediate care facility.

SOURCE: Institute for Health and Aging and National Governors' Association: State Medicaid Reimbursement Survey, San Francisco, 1989.