Table 7. Average Minimum Plan Size and Percent of Medicare+Choice (M+C) Organizations that Meet Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Enrollment Criteria.

ACSC	Statistical Precision Criterion
	Minimum M+C Organizations' FTE Enrollee Size1			Percent M+C Organizations at or Above Minimum
	Mean	Standard Deviation	Median
Total	178	143	151	92
Acute Conditions2	236	171	204	87
Chronic Conditions3	249	185	230	85
Preventable Conditions4	1,172	1,187	1,334	53
Asthma/COPD	1,538	3,166	378	82
Congestive Heart Failure	1,165	2,783	293	86
Seizure Disorder	4,102	4,314	1,334	52
Diabetes Mellitus	3,341	4,174	964	69
Hypertension	3,519	4,182	1,064	70
Gastric or Duodenal Ulcer	3,112	4,049	911	70
Hypoglycemia	8,109	3,489	10,435	37
Urinary Tract Infection	2,276	3,671	612	76
Cellulitis	2,845	3,965	809	73
Dehydration	2,210	3,568	678	78
Hypokalemia	6,335	4,156	10,435	50
Pneumonia	1,355	3,011	332	84
Severe Ear/Nose/Throat Infections	9,316	2,493	10,435	35
Influenza	7,430	3,772	10,435	44
Malnutrition	6,872	3,941	10,435	47

¹Number of M+C organizations out of 305 reporting M+C organizations.

²Acute conditions are hypoglycemia, urinary tract infections, cellulitis, dehydration, hypokalemia, gastric or duodenal ulcer, bacterial pneumonia, and severe ear/nose/throat infections.

³Chronic conditions are asthma/COPD, congestive heart failure, seizure disorder, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

⁴Preventable conditions are influenza and malnutrition.

NOTES: ACSC is ambulatory care sensitive condition. COPD is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

SOURCE: Health Economics Research, Inc., analysis of 1997/1998 M+C inpatient hospital encounter data.