Dependent
TOTHH		Total number of home health visits received in 1992.
TOTREIM		Total reimbursement for home health visits in 1992.
Independent
Supply Factors
NHBED		Number of nursing home beds in a State per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
HHA		Number of HHAs in a State per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
NHREIM		Nursing home reimbursement per SNF day in a State.
REHAB		Number of comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities in a State per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
MEDHH		Medicaid reimbursement for home health in a State per 100,000 population.
Demand Factors
ALONE	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary lives alone and equal to zero otherwise.
TOTADL	Total number of limitations in five ADLs.
TOTIADL	Total number of limitations in six IADLs.
MEDICAID	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary is Medicaid-eligible and equal to zero otherwise.
MALE	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary is male and equal to zero otherwise.
WHITE	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary is white and equal to zero otherwise.
TOTCOND	Total number of medical conditions that a beneficiary ever had. These conditions are listed in Table 4.
LTHS	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary completed less than high school and equal to zero otherwise.
MOREHS	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary completed more than high school and equal to zero otherwise.
UNDER65	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary is under 65 years of age and equal to zero otherwise.
AGE7585	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary is between 74-85 years of age and equal to zero otherwise.
AGE85	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary is 85 years of age or over and equal to zero otherwise.
DIAGCNT	Number of diagnoses listed on Medicare Home Health claim.
ACUTE	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary began an episode of home health within 30 days of being discharged from a hospital and equal to zero otherwise.
MARRIED	Binary equal to one if a beneficiary is married and equal to zero otherwise.
SCALE	The scale parameter.